Stuffed Foccacia with Roasted Eggplant and Oregano

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Total Time:
1 hr 55 min
Prep
25 min
Inactive
40 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 2 eggplants
  • Gray salt
  • Extra-virgin olive oil, for brushing
  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, finely chopped
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 pound prepared pizza dough
  • 3/4 cup tomato sauce
  • 1 small bunch fresh oregano leaves
  • 1/2 pound mozzarella, sliced
  • 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
  • Cornmeal, for dusting

Directions

Preheat oven to 475 degrees F.

Slice eggplant into 1/2-inch slices. Salt the eggplant and let it sit for 15 to 20 minutes; rinse the slices and pat dry. Brush them with olive oil, sprinkle with thyme, and season with pepper. Place the slices on a baking sheet and roast, not turning, until brown and tender, about 30 minutes. Let cool.

Separate the dough into 4 rounds. Roll them out into 8 to 10-inch circles. Brush 2 of them with olive oil and lay half the eggplant in the middle of each. Top each with half the tomato sauce, some fresh oregano, half the mozzarella, and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Top each with a round of dough and crimp the edges to make a seal (like a pie). Pierce the top crust to allow steam to vent, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with remaining parmesan.

Position your oven racks to the upper most and lowest positions. Place 2 large baking sheets on the racks and preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Carefully remove the sheets and dust them with cornmeal. Transfer the rounds to the baking sheets and brush each with some olive oil. Bake until the crusts are light brown on the bottom, about 20 minutes. When slightly cool, slice like a pie into 8 wedges.

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  • on February 15, 2010

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    Fabulous! I used Cento brand pizza sauce, as it's not organeo-y or strong tomato taste and wanted to cut back on the time it took. These turned out just great! We could not stop eating them! thanks

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  • on March 31, 2007

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    Made it for a dinner party -- everyone loved it. The eggplant came out great and the seasoning added the perfect punch of flavor.
    I saw the episode so tried to buy the dough from some local pizza places. Some sold dough, some did not -- so I bargained for frozen bread dough which did the trick. It was a crowd pleaser!

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  • on October 08, 2006

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    Delicious! Just simply delicious! Everyone in the family loved it soooo much and there were no left overs! I cut the eggplant a little bit thinner and put it in the over for 20min. instead of 30 so we could eat sooner. It was sooooo good!

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