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Eggplant Rolls Stuffed with Cheese

Name: Eggplant Rolls Stuffed with Cheese
Total time: 1 h 57 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 3 tbsp extra-virgin Greek olive oil; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 8 large ripe tomatoes, cored and chopped (or 330 g good canned chopped tomatoes); 1 pinch sugar; salt, to taste; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 cup fresh basil leaves, chopped; 4 medium Sicilian or Italian eggplants (18 to 21 cm long), trimmed, sliced lengthwise 3 mm thick; 120 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil, plus more for brushing and for the dish; 225 g Greek feta, crumbled; 360 ml fresh anthotyro, farmer cheese or good fresh ricotta, well drained; 150 g Lesvos ladotyri, kefalograviera or another mild, nutty, semi-hard sheep's-milk cheese, grated; 1 large egg, lightly beaten

Thin ribbons of baked eggplant wrapped around a three-cheese filling and finished in a smooth basil-tomato sauce. A rich Lesvos-style dish that can be rolled ahead and baked when needed.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on1 h 10 min
Total1 h 57 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Tomato sauce

3 tbspextra-virgin Greek olive oil
3 clovesgarlic, chopped
8large ripe tomatoes, cored and chopped (or 330 g good canned chopped tomatoes)
1 pinchsugar
to tastesalt
to tastefreshly ground black pepper
1 cupfresh basil leaves, chopped

Eggplant

4medium Sicilian or Italian eggplants (18 to 21 cm long), trimmed, sliced lengthwise 3 mm thick
120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, plus more for brushing and for the dish

Cheese filling

225 gGreek feta, crumbled
360 mlfresh anthotyro, farmer cheese or good fresh ricotta, well drained
150 gLesvos ladotyri, kefalograviera or another mild, nutty, semi-hard sheep's-milk cheese, grated
1large egg, lightly beaten

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Mediterranean

Contains

Dairy
Egg
Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
Birds' eggs (any)
Olive
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Basil
Black and white pepper
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy
Tender-braised

Equipment

Oven
Stovetop
Blender

Season

Summer

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: moderate
Carbs: moderate
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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