Eggplant Rollatini, Braised Fennel, Focaccia

Dinner 1/16

Eggplant Rollatini
(alder-smoked eggplant stuffed with tofu ricotta and baked with tomato sauce, see below)

Braised Fennel

Focaccia


Eggplant Rollatini
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Step 1: Brush with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill the eggplant.

 

 

 

Step 2: Add tofu ricotta (firm tofu, soy parmesan, nutritional yeast, parsley, basil, salt and pepper to taste, all mashed together)

 

 

 

Step 3: Add caramelized red onions (slow cooked for 20 minutes or so, add a pinch of sugar if you want)

 

 

 

Step 4: Roll up the eggplant...

 

 

 

Step 5: ...finish with with the seam side down.

 

 

 

Step 6: Place the eggplant in an oven-proof dish...

 

 

 

Step 7: ...and cover with tomato sauce and soy parmesan and place into a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes.

 

 

 

Tags: eggplant, onion, tomato sauce, grilling, fennel, focaccia, vegan, food, dinner, tofu666