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Eggplant Cannelloni

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Eggplant Cannelloni

Eggplant Cannelloni

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Equipment

  • - Electric Cuisinière / Food Processor: A versatile tool for chopping, grinding, mixing ingredients evenly to prepare fillings.

  • - Mandoline Slicer with Adjustable Blade Widths: Ideal for precisely thin slices of eggplant and cannelloni pasta sheets.

  • - Silicone Spatula Set: Essential tools for safe food handling, ideal for folding ingredients without sticking to the bowl.

  • - Digital Food Scale (Optional): Precision is key in baking; this helps ensure accurate measurements of your filling components.

  • - Mandoline Peeler / Fruit and Veggie Peeler: Useful for peeling or thinly slicing vegetables, which can be helpful when preparing the eggplant sheets if needed.

  • - Stand Mixer with Pasta Attachment: Efficient way to mix doughs or batters; might not be directly used but handy for other recipe components.

  • - Kitchen String (Parchment Tape): Useful for labeling containers during preparation stages.

  • - Non-Stick Skillet/Sauté Pan: Essential for sautéing any filling or to bake the assembled cannelloni before oven cooking.

  • - Baking Dish, preferably non-stick: The vessel in which you'll bake your eggplant filled cannelloni.

  • - Strainer / Colander: Useful for draining excess liquid from ingredients like ricotta or spinach fillings if needed.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 4 large shallots, sliced

  • 4 cloves garlic

  • 2 jars (12 ounces each) roasted red peppers, drained

  • Juice of 1 orange (about 1/2 cup)

  • 2 medium eggplants, cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch slices

  • Olive oil cooking spray

  • 4 ounces goat cheese

  • 4 kalamata olives, pitted and minced

  • 1 teaspoon capers, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Cook shallots and garlic until soft, about 1 minute. Reduce heat. Cook until golden, 3 to 5 minutes. Add peppers and juice; bring to a boil. Lower heat; simmer until peppers are soft, about 5 minutes. Cool. Puree in a blender. Pour into a 9" x 13" baking dish. Coat eggplants with cooking spray and broil on a baking sheet until golden on both sides, about 15 minutes. Heat oven to 400°F. Mash cheese, olives, capers and 1 tablespoon of the parsley in a bowl. Place 1 tablespoon of filling at the end of each eggplant slice; roll up. Lay seam side down in dish. Bake 10 to 15 minutes. Top with remaining 1 tablespoon parsley.
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