Eggplant rolls with cheese and garlic

A snack that is very easy to cook - bright and delicious! Eggplant rolls with cheese and garlic can be served for a casual dinner or a festive table. The filling can be varied with walnuts, herbs or even meat. The dish looks appetizing, elegant and is swept off the table first. Success is guaranteed!

Maria

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Eggplant (large)

Vegetable oil

Filling:

Hard cheese

100

Garlic

Mayonnaise

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 24 % 8 g

Fats 62 % 21 g

Carbohydrates 15 % 5 g

236 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 40 min

Step 1:
How to make eggplant rolls? Prepare the ingredients. Which eggplant should I take for rolls? Choose a dense, not sluggish, large-sized fruit with a shiny, dark, undamaged peel. There must be a peduncle in place.
Step 2:
Wash the eggplant, dry it with paper towels. Cut the stalk and cut lengthwise into thin slices (about 0.5-0.7 mm thick).
Step 3:
To avoid bitterness in the taste, salt the vegetables, transfer to a colander and leave for 15-30 minutes. Then rinse under running water. Lightly squeeze the eggplant from excess moisture.
Step 4:
Pour refined vegetable oil into the pan. Fry the eggplant "tongues" on both sides until a golden crust forms. Put them on paper towels that will absorb excess fat.
Step 5:
To have a beautiful pattern on eggplants, you can use a grill pan.
Step 6:
How to make the filling? Prepare the ingredients listed in the list for the filling.
Step 7:
Grate the hard cheese on a medium grater. You can take any cheese, as long as it is delicious.
Step 8:
Peel the garlic cloves, pass them through the press. In a salad bowl, combine cheese, garlic and mayonnaise.
Step 9:
Mix everything well. The filling is ready.
Step 10:
Spread a thin layer of filling over the entire surface of each eggplant slice. It is better to spread the mixture immediately after frying the strips, since after cooling down, the eggplants will not curl up well into rolls.
Step 11:
Roll the eggplant tongue into a roll.
Step 12:
Form all the other rolls in the same way. To prevent them from falling apart, fasten them with toothpicks. Put it on a plate. Garnish with lettuce and herbs before serving. Eggplant rolls are ready. Enjoy your meal!

Ready-made eggplant rolls with cheese and garlic can be served both hot and cold. To serve, you can put washed and dried lettuce leaves on a plate. Beautifully arrange the rolls, and decorate them with sprigs of greenery on top, you can sprinkle walnuts lightly fried in a dry pan.

You can also add chopped dill to the filling.

It is better to prepare mayonnaise yourself. It will be tastier and healthier. Recipe options you can see here.
Also, as a dressing, you can use not only mayonnaise, but also sour cream or natural yogurt. They can be taken separately or mixed with mayonnaise in any proportion to your taste - this will reduce the calorie content of the dish.

Use oil with a high smoking temperature for frying! Any oils are useful only until a certain temperature is reached - the point of smoking, at which the oil begins to burn and toxic substances, including carcinogens, are formed in it.
Unrefined oils, with rare exceptions, have a low smoking point. There are a lot of unfiltered organic particles in them, which quickly begin to burn.
Refined oils are more resistant to heating, and their smoking point is higher. If you are going to cook food in the oven, on a frying pan or grill, make sure that you use oil with a high smoking point. The most common of the oils with a high smoking point: refined varieties of sunflower, olive and grape.

To check whether the oil has warmed up well enough in the pan, you can do it in a simple way. Lower a wooden spatula into it. If bubbles have gathered around it, then you can start the frying process.