Eggplant Pizza Recipe

Here's a little gluten-free recipe that I learned to cook up while studying abroad in Perugia, Italy. Get ready for some eggplant topped with marinara & cheesy goodness.

Ingredients

• 1 large eggplant

• marinara sauce

• Aleia's Italian Breadcrumbs (gluten-free + dairy-free)

• mozzarella cheese

• sea salt

• black pepper

• olive oil

The Process

• cut eggplant into round slices - cut each about 1 cm thick

• place eggplant into a strainer & salt - let sit for 3-5 hours to leach out the bitter taste

• after 4 hours, place eggplant in a sauce pan with olive oil, salt + pepper

• cook through each eggplant slice then place on a lightly greased pan

• preheat oven to 350 degrees

• use a spoon to spread the desired amount of marinara sauce on top of each eggplant slice

• place a mozzarella slice on top of the marinara & eggplant slices

• top each slice with a sprinkle of Aleia's Italian Breadcrumbs

• place in oven & cook for 15-20 minutes

• cool for 5 minutes & enjoy!

Prep Time: 3-5 hours

Cook Time: 30-45 minutes