Caffe Bondi's Involtini di melanzane (eggplant rolls with cacciocavallo cheese, tomatoes, anchovies, capers and bread crumbs)
- 2 lg. eggplants
- 1 onion sliced thin
- 2 clove of garlic
- 1/4 olive oil
- 2 tablespoon minced parsley
- 3-4 anchovies
- 4 Tbsp tomato sauce
- salt to tasta
- pepper
- 12 laurel leaves
- 1 Tbsp capers
- 3 oz cacciocavallo
- 1/2 cup bread crumbs
procedure
Slice the eggplant in 1/4" slices
Blanch them and put aside
prepare filling
- sauté onions with minced garlic clove in olive oil
- add minced parsley
- add anchovies
- add tomato sauce and check salt & pepper
- clean and wash capers and add to filling
- add a handful of bread crumb
- add cacciocavallo
- mix well and be sure it has a rather thick paste consistency.
- If too soft add some more bread crumbs, if too hard add some more tomato sauce
- Place on a flat slice of eggplant a spoon full of the filling
- roll and secure with a toothpick
- line up with a leave of laurel separating each roll of eggplant
- squeeze some lemon a and bake for 20 min. at 350F
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