Recipe courtesy of Anna Tasca Lanza
Involtine di Melanzane con Capelli d'Angelo
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 229
- Total Fat
- 8
- Saturated Fat
- 4
- Carbohydrates
- 34
- Dietary Fiber
- 10
- Sugar
- 13
- Protein
- 9
- Cholesterol
- 19
- Sodium
- 318
- Total: 1 hr 20 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Inactive: 20 min
- Cook: 45 min
Ingredients
3 eggplants
2 cups olive oil, to fry the eggplants
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan
Pinch sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 fresh basil leaves, roughly shredded
1/4 pound angel hair pasta, or spaghetti
1 cup tomato sauce, or passata
1 clove garlic
2 tablespoons caciocavallo cheese
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cut off the bottoms and stems of the eggplants. Peel them using a vegetable peeler and slice them into 1/2-inch slices.
- In a heavy bottomed pan heat some olive oil and fry the eggplant slices for about 4 to 5 minutes (if you prefer a healthier version of the dish, you can grill the eggplants). Place the cooked slices on some paper towels to drain any excess oil.
- In a large bowl combine the butter, freshly grated Parmesan, and salt, to taste. Add the roughly shredded fresh basil leaves.
- Place the angel hair pasta or spaghetti into a pan of boiling water, bring back to the boil and cook until al dente. Drain.
- Add the cooked pasta into the big bowl with the butter mixture and combine.
- Take a small portion of the pasta and place it on top of an eggplant slice. Roll the eggplant around the pasta and place it in an oven-proof dish. Repeat this process with all the eggplants slices.
- Pour some pureed tomato sauce, or passata, over the eggplant rolls. Place slices of cacioavallo on the top. Finally cover the dish with more freshly grated Parmesan.
- Place the dish in oven for around 20 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly.