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Recipe: Eggplant Pizzas

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Continuing the low carb pizza theme for the week, I wanted to share a fantastic Julia Child based recipe, Tranches d’aubergine á l’italienne. AKA EggplantPizzas. I’m sure that is an exact translation (hah!).

This lovely post inspired me for this dish, although mine is a “dumbed down” (or as I like to pretend, “streamlined”) version.

Eggplant Pizzas

One eggplant can yield many pizzas! Photo by Jason Hullinger

A lot of people purport that they do not like eggplant; prepared incorrectly, it can be bitter and icky tasting. That is why it is important to ‘sweat’ the eggplant prior to cooking to reduce bitterness.

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Eggplant Pizzas

Eggplant pizzas are not only low carb but kid approved
Prep Time35 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time1 hr

Ingredients

  • 1 Eggplant
  • Marinara Sauce i love the cucina antica brand - all natural products make it lower carb than some main brands that have hfcs!
  • Shredded Cheese
  • Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Slice the eggplant into 1/2" pieces (3/4" if you want them 'firmer'), along the veggie. The size of the eggplant will dictate the number of 'pizzas' you get.
  • Lay the eggplant slices out on paper towels and liberally salt. Leave them for 30 minutes. I usually use this time to prep whatever

Directions: Pre heat oven to 375
1. Slice the eggplant into 1/2″ pieces (3/4″ if you want them ‘firmer’), along the veggie. The size of the eggplant will dictate the number of ‘pizzas’ you get.

2. Lay the eggplant slices out on paper towels and liberally salt. Leave them for 30 minutes. I usually use this time to prep whatever side dishes/veggies I’ll be serving with the ‘zas.

3. Wipe the eggplant slices off with a paper towel and brush them with olive oil. If you lack brush, smear olive oil on them with your hands. Pop them on a aluminum foil lined tray and bake them for about 20-25 minutes

4. Remove from oven and spoon some sauce on them then sprinkle cheese. You can also pop on any additional toppings you may want at this time, such as mushrooms, olives, meat, etc.

5. Pop back in the oven for up to five more minutes (or optionally, broil) to melt the cheese.

These are popular even with kids! Kid tested and approved by my niece and nephew, and also tested and approved by self-proclaimed eggplant haters.

Eggplant Pizzas

YUMMY GET IN MAH TUMMY
Photo by Jason Hullinger

Eggplant Pizzas

Based on estimate that you get at least 8 slices per eggplant, 2 slices per person. One serving = 3 net carbs!


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Comments

  1. Lindsay says

    May 12, 2013 at 1:28 am

    Yum, this looks great and worth eating cheese for. I’m going to have to try this. Thanks for posting!

    Reply
  2. Buttoni says

    May 12, 2013 at 4:08 pm

    YES! These are delicious! I have made these before and you can’t beat them! LOVE eggplant.

    Reply
  3. Misty Geffert says

    January 16, 2014 at 8:33 pm

    I have been on a low carb health kick since the new year and have been trying to find breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack recipes and mainly foods that come pretty close to mimicking certain starches that I love oh so much. I make pizza for my kids at least once a week and it is soooo hard to resist so I started searching for some low carb pizza recipes and found and settled on this one. Very delicious! I chopped up some mushrooms, fresh spinach, turkey pepperoni, and feta and piled it on top of my sauce which I made homemade (a can of tomato sauce and 1/2 tsp each of salt, pepper, garlic powder, and italian seasoning) before topping it off with the mozzarella. Sooo yummy!

    Reply
    • Sparky says

      January 18, 2014 at 1:33 pm

      Sounds sooo yummy. I LOVE mushrooms; your kids eat them? That is great. Yours sound amazing, I’ll give that veggie combo a try!

      Reply

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