involtini di melanzane

By sanmo_babe

from Grappolo's

Ingredients

• 2 c tomato sauce
• 1 c ricotta
• 4 fresh basil leaves
• pinch of salt, pepper and oregano
• 2 lb capellini pasta
• 2 large elongated eggplants
• 2 c flour for dusting eggplant
• 2 c olive oil for frying
• 12 slices smoked mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 375'. in a large bowl, add all the filling ingredients except the capellini and mix well. meanwhile, cook the capellini according to package directions and drain. add capellini to the filling and mix well.

thinly slice the eggplant to 1/8" thk. dust each piece with flour and fry in olive oil until golden brown. drain on pan using paper towels. line the slices of eggplant vertically and place about 1 tbl of filling in the center of each slice. roll each eggplant slice and place in a baking dish. top with slices of smoked mozzarella. bake for about 10 min. or until cheese is golden brown on top. serve 3 rolls per person.