Prosciutto and Eggplant Calzone

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Total Time:
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Yield:
2 to 4 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 package fresh pizza dough, single pizza size
  • 1/4 pound prosciutto, small dice
  • 1 small eggplant, skin-on, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon salt, plus more for seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, plus more for seasoning
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 (14.5-ounce) can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1/2 cup ricotta, drained
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan
  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
  • 2 teaspoons chopped Italian parsley leaves
  • 1 teaspoon chopped basil leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon finely chopped rosemary leaves
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour, for work surface
  • 1/4 cup cornmeal, for peel
  • 8 ounces fresh mozzarella, sliced 1/2-inch thick
  • Pizza stone preheated in oven

Directions

Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Put a pizza stone on the bottom shelf of the oven to preheat.

Remove the dough from the packaging and let rest on a lightly floured surface.

In a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat, add the prosciutto and cook until crisp. Remove from pan to a plate and set aside.

Season the eggplant with salt and pepper. Add the olive oil to the pan over medium heat and saute the eggplant for 5 to 6 minutes. Add in the garlic and the red pepper flakes. Saute 2 to 3 minutes more, being careful not to burn the garlic. Add in the tomatoes and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Let sauce reduce until all the extra liquid is gone, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.

In a small bowl, combine the ricotta, 1 egg, the Parmesan, pine nuts, 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper, the parsley and the basil. Gently combine the ricotta mixture with the eggplant.

In a small bowl add the remaining egg and 1 teaspoon water and beat well.

Knead the dough a few times on a floured surface and add in the dried oregano and rosemary. Cut the dough in half and roll 1 piece into an oval about 12 to 14 inches long and 8 inches wide. Put the dough on a peel sprinkled with cornmeal and add half of the ricotta/eggplant mixture half way down the oval, leaving 2 inches on each side. Top with 3 slices of the mozzarella and sprinkle with half of the prosciutto.

Fold the dough over and roll the edge closed. Brush with the egg wash, sprinkle with a pinch of kosher salt and slide off the peel onto the hot pizza stone.

Repeat with the other half of the dough and ingredients. Bake for 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 to 10 minutes, serve hot!

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  • on April 04, 2011

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    I am a Marine in San Antonio, Tx and my baby girl woke me up at 6am and thats when I was watching you cook with your wife. I thought this dish was great. Store was out of Eggplant and I am on an all white meat diet so I used Zucchinni, mushrooms, spinach, onions, and chicken. My wife loved it and thought the spice with the red pepper was perfect. The next time your in San Antonio give me call and I will tour some diners, drive-ins, and dives with ya.
    ericrice85 at yahoo

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  • on April 03, 2011

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    I gave it 5 stars because the flavor was AWESOME.. but I was unable to follow the recipe, so here was what I did: Store was out of eggplant, prosciutto, and fresh dough. So,in place of eggplant, I used a mix of red, yellow, and green bell peppers and onions. For the prosciutto, I used .2 lbs pancetta + 2 stips of bacon, crumbled. For the dough, I used Pillsbury Pizza dough. Not what I wanted, but what was available. I was worried that there were holes in the calzones before I put them on the stone ( I don't have a "peel" so I used a cutting board and it started to fall apart a bit.... but after it cooked a little, it was perfect. I served it with the roasted tomatoes from The Neeley's. mmmmm!

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  • on August 22, 2010

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    They were having so much fun on the show and it looked so good on TV that I had to try it. I loved it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Thanks for bringing me something new and different to knock the socks off of everyone at the dinner table.

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