Easy Eggplant And Mozzarella Panini Food

EASY EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA PANINI

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan on the stove or a grill press. Brush eggplant slices with 1 tbsp olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Grill until marked and just soft, 4 to 6 min (turning once if using a grill pan).
• Cut bread into 4 pieces; slice pieces or rolls in half lengthwise. Cover one side of each sandwich with tomato spread. Divide grilled eggplant between sandwiches, add cheese and top with other slices of bread.
• Brush sandwiches with olive oil and rill until cheese is melting and bread is just crisp, 4 to 5 min.

EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA PANINI

Steps:

• MethodHeat 2 tsp of olive oil on a non-stick tava (griddle), place the brinjal slices on it and cook on a medium flame for 5 minutes using the remaining 2 tsp of olive oil till it turns light brown in colour from both the sides.Cool slightly and cut them into halves using a sharp knife. Keep aside.Slit a hot dog roll horizontally using a sharp knife and apply 1 tsp of butter on each bread halve.Put 4 brinjal halves on the lower halve, sprinkle 1/8 tsp of sea salt and ¼ tsp of chilli flakes and evenly over it.Finally put 1 tbsp of cheese evenly over it.Close the bread roll and brush ½ tsp of butter on top of the bread and grill in a greased pre-heated sandwich griller for 5 minutes or till they turn crispy and brown from both the sides.Repeat steps 3 to 5 to make 3 more paninis.Cut each panini diagonally into 2 equal pieces.Serve immediately.

GRILLED EGGPLANT PANINI

Steps:

• Sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt and let sit for 15 minutes. Pat dry and brush lightly with olive oil.
• Preheat a panini grill and place the eggplant slices in it in an even layer. Grill 3 minutes, until cooked through and nicely marked by the grill. Remove from the heat.
• Spread a little pesto on the bottom slice of bread. Top with a layer of eggplant slices, then a layer of pepper or tomato slices. Sprinkle with freshly ground pepper. Top with the grated cheese and the other slice of bread. Brush the outside of both the bottom and the top pieces of bread with olive oil. Grill 5 minutes, or until nicely toasted and the cheese has melted. Remove from the panini grill and cut into halves or thirds, depending on the size of the bread. Serve hot.

EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA PANINI

Steps:

• Heat a grill pan or panini press.
• Brush eggpant slices with 1 t olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper.
• Grill until marked and just soft, about 4-6 minutes. If using the grill pan, turn once.
• Cut bread into 4 pieces; slice pieces in half lengthwise.
• Drain and dice sun-dried tomatoes. In small bowl, mix mayonaise with tomatoes.
• Cover one side of ciabatta with mayo mixture.
• Divide grilled eggplant slices between the four sandwiches.
• Add cheese on tops and add other slice of bread on top.
• Brush sandwiches with olive oil and grill until cheese is melting and bread is crisp, about 5 minutes.
• Serve with marinara sauce or picante sauce.

EASY FRIED EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Place eggplant slices in a large bowl, cover with water and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Let soak for 1 hour. Drain and pat dry with paper towels.
• Place beaten eggs in one bowl and breadcrumbs in another.
• Heat oil over medium high heat; enough to cover the bottom of the pan.
• Sandwich 1 slice of mozzarella cheese between two slices of eggplant.
• Dip eggplant slices in egg then in breadcrumbs.
• Place eggplant in hot oil.
• Fry 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown.
• Drain on paper towels.

FRIED EGGPLANT AND MOZZARELLA

Steps:

• Directions:.
• Sprinkle the salt onto the eggplants slices and let rest for 20 minutes.
• Rinse the salt from the eggplant slices and pat them dry.
• Form sandwiches out of 2 slices of eggplant with a slice of mozzarella and a basil leaf in the middle.
• Dredge the eggplant sandwiches in the flour.
• Dip them into the egg and then in the bread crumbs to coat.
• Fry in oil until golden brown, about 2-4 minutes each.
• Cut into four and serve with a tasty tomato sauce.

GRILLED EGGPLANT, ARUGULA AND MOZZARELLA PANINI

Steps:

• Brush eggplant slices with oil on both sides and place in a George Foreman grill--or panini grill-- cook 4 minutes, remove.
• Brush bread slices with oil.
• On 4 slices, oil side down, arrange eggplant, arugula, and mozzarella, top with 4 bread slices oil side up add 2 sandwiches to grill, close and cook 3-4 minutes.
• Repeat.
• Cut sandwiches on diagonal and serve.