Eggplant Rollatini

Chef Tomas Marr    

Tony's Town Square Restaurant     

Magic Kingdom Park

Rollatini Mix:

1 cup ricotta cheese

1 TBSP olive oil

1/2 tsp garlic, chopped

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded

1/4 cup Romano cheese

1 egg

1 TBSP parsley, chopped

1 TBSP fresh thyme, chopped

salt to taste

pepper to taste

Cook garlic in olive oil until tender. Set aside and allow to cool to room temperature. Mix all ingredients together and store in an air tight container overnight.

Eggplant Rollatini:

6 slices of eggplant, 1/4 inch thick (Chef Marr cuts these slices from top to bottom rather than across the  eggplant)

1 cup vegetable oil

Rollatini mix (see recipe above)

1 cup tomato sauce

1/2 cup mozzarella, shredded

In skillet, heat oil until hot. Place eggplant slices in hot oil and cook until tender, turning once during cooking. Repeat for all 6 slices. Remove from hot oil and place on paper towels to drain. Let eggplant cool. Place eggplant on clean surface, over lapping tow of the longer slices slightly with the wide end of one next to the thin end of other. Season with salt and pepper. Place Rollatini filling on top of eggplant and roll up. Place in oven safe dish and bake at 350 deg for 30 minutes or until hot all the way through. Warm tomato sauce in a small saucepan. Place sauce on top of eggplant. Cover with mozzarella cheese and place back in the oven until cheese is melted.

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