Recipe compliments of Rick and Lynne
Eggplant Gratin with Lemon Escarole Salad
Cuisine: American Type: Light Meal Serves: 2
Source:
Cuisine at Home
Attributes:
Book
Comments:
This is a simpe gratin with a compatible salad, that we thought was delicious, according to our diary note. But, Rick does not remember it. We explored a lot of eggplant recipes due to an abundance of eggplant from the garden this year.
Serving Suggestions:
Ingredients:
3/4 pound eggplant, sliced into 1/2-inch rounds
1/4 cup shallots, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup part-skim ricotta
1/4 cup skim milk
3 tbs. Parmesan, grated
1 tbs. tomato paste
1/2 cup Roma tomato, chopped
2 tsp. chopped fresh thyme
1/4 cup Parmesan, grated

2 cups escarole, chopped
Kosher salt to taste
Juice of 1/2 lemon
Olive oil
Parmesan shavings

Instructions:
1. Preheat broiler to high. Coat a 1-quart casserole dish with nonstick spray.

2. Coat the eggplant and shallots with oil and season with the salt and pepper. Place the eggplant on a baking sheet and broil until lightly browned, 5-6 minutes. Turn the slices over, add the shallots, and broil 3-4 minutes more. Remove from the oven, turn off the broiler, and preheat the oven to 400°F.

3. Purée ricotta, milk, 3 tablespoons Parmesan, and tomato paste in a food processor. Add the tomato and thyme, pulse to combine.

4. Layer 1/2 of the eggplant slices and shallots in the prepared dish, spread with 1/2 of the ricotta mixture. Repeat layering with remaining eggplant, shallot, and ricotta, then top with Parmesan. Bake gratin until the cheese is browned, about 25 minutes.

5. Serve with a salad of escarole sprinkled with salt, then drizzled with lemon juice and oil. Garnish with shaved Parmesan.

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2025-11-28