Cheesy Eggplant Pizza

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ingredients

for 5 servings
  • 1 eggplant
  • salt, to taste
  • olive oil
  • 2 cups mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
PIZZA SAUCE
  • 1 jar marinara sauce
  • ½ cup parmesan cheese
  • ¼ cup fresh basil
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180˚C.
  2. Slice the eggplant into ½-inch (1 ¼ cm) pieces.
  3. Salt the slices and leave them to “sweat” for 20 minutes then wipe them off.
  4. Slather each slice with olive oil.
  5. Bake for 25 minutes.
  6. In a medium bowl, combine all pizza sauce ingredients and stir until homogenous.
  7. Remove eggplant slices from the oven and pour about 2 tablespoons of the sauce mixture onto each one.
  8. Sprinkle mozzarella and cheddar on each slice.
  9. Put the slices back in the oven for 1-2 minutes to melt the cheese.
  10. Allow to cool before serving.
  11. Enjoy!