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Eggplants Stuffed with Cheese and Herbs
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Eggplants Stuffed with Cheese and Herbs

Eggplants stuffed with cheeses and herbs – an indulgent vegetarian starter or main course

⏱ 1 hr🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Halve the eggplants lengthwise.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 3
    Arrange the halves in a baking dish, cut side up, and drizzle with the olive oil.
    Baking pan
  4. 4
    Bake 20 minutes, until the eggplant softens.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡The first bake softens the eggplant: its flesh comes out easily with a spoon, and the skin stays a sturdy boat for filling.
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  5. 5
    Scoop out the flesh of the baked eggplant with a spoon, leaving a thin layer in the skin, chop it and mix in a bowl with the cheese, yellow cheese, eggs, parsley, garlic, salt and black pepper.
    KnifeCutting boardBowl
  6. 6
    Fill the eggplant boats with the cheese mixture.
  7. 7
    Bake another 20 minutes, until the filling is golden.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
427calories
20 gprotein
10 gcarbs
32 gfat
● protein 20%● carbs 10%● fat 71%

Per serving (356 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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