Eggplant Roll-ups
For variation, you can use
different herbs for this recipe, such as dried Herbes De Provence to baste the
eggplant. Mushroom Cashew Gravy
recipe goes good with this dish if you want an alternative to the Mushroom Marinara Sauce recipe.
2 eggplants, medium, peeled
and sliced=14 slices about 3/8” thick) See
step #2
1-3 ounce package *sun-dried tomatoes (soaked for 30
minutes) drain and mince
1 pound tofu, firm (press
out water)
3 tablespoons liquid aminos
2
tablespoons garlic, rough chop
1 tablespoon+1-1/2
teaspoons Italian herbs, sprinkled on top of rolls, before baking
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (mix
in with dried herbs, above)
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 cup fresh basil, minced
olive oil spray
Sauce: 2-3
tablespoons Mushroom Marinara Sauce per
roll
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to
350 ยบ F.
2.
Slice the
eggplant stem to bottom, (not side-to-side) into 14 slices, about 3/8” thick.
3.
Spray 2 large
cookie sheet pans with olive oil and lay out eggplant slices. Bake for about 30 minutes covered with
tin foil. Turn the slices over and drizzle olive oil and *dried herbs on top
and continue baking about 5 minutes more, until almost tender. The eggplant needs to be tender enough to fold, but not break apart.
4.
Blend tofu,
liquid aminos, lemon juice and garlic until smooth and add the mixture to a
medium size mixing bowl.
5.
In a food
processor, pulse sun-dried tomatoes until chopped fine. Spoon the tomato
mixture into the mixing bowl with the
tofu, gently folding in the fresh minced basil.
6.
When the
eggplant is cool, lay out the slices, spoon 1 heaping tablespoon measure of
filling on top of the smaller end of the
un-seasoned side of the eggplant, rolling it up until the other side is
met. Place eggplant rolls in a 9”
x 12” oil-sprayed Pyrex baking dish. Bake the roll-ups seam side down, so that they do not come apart, for 25-30 minutes.
7.
Place 2-3
tablespoons of the heated Mushroom Marinara Sauce recipe on top of each of
the eggplant rolls and serve.
Yield 14 rolls
*Assemble rolls so that dried herbs are on top, for presentation.
Instead of soaking *sun-dried
tomatoes, you can also purchase an 8.5 ounces jar from Trader Joes. Drain oil, mince l/2 cup and add in
step 5.
To press water out in tofu, place a plate or board
on the bottom and top and put a heavy weight on the top for about one hour.
Excerpt from Vegan Bite By Bite by Marilyn Peterson
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