Aubergine rolls with spinach & ricotta
Cooking time
Prep: 15 mins Cook: 45 minsSkill level
EasyServings
Serves 4This spin on Italian 'melanzane alla Parmigiana' is quick to prepare and makes a deliciously creamy, veggie bake
Nutrition and extra info
Additional info
- Freezable
- Vegetarian
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 376
- protein
- 20g
- carbs
- 23g
- fat
- 23g
- saturates
- 9g
- fibre
- 10g
- sugar
- 12g
- salt
- 1.3g
Ingredients
- 2 aubergines, cut into thin slices lengthways
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g spinach
- 250g tub ricotta
- grating of nutmeg
- 350g jar tomato sauce
- 4 tbsp fresh breadcrumbs
- 4 tbsp parmesan (or vegetarian alternative)
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Method
- Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Brush both sides of the aubergine slices with oil, then lay on a large baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 mins until tender, turning once.
- Meanwhile, put the spinach in a large colander and pour over a kettle of boiling water to wilt. Cool, then squeeze out the excess water, so that it is dry. Mix with the ricotta, nutmeg and plenty of seasoning.
- Dollop a spoonful of the cheesy spinach mix in the centre of each aubergine slice, fold over to make a parcel and lay, sealed-side down, in an ovenproof dish. Pour over tomato sauce, sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cheese, and bake for 20-25 mins until golden and piping hot.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2012
Comments, questions and tips
Comments
Delicious! I didn't have nutmeg so made sure I seasoned it really well.. Added some chilli powder to the ricotta mix. Also fried some onions and garlic with the pasta sauce, together with chilli flakes and basil, just to make it richer. Topped with mozzarella instead. Was worried when I was grilling the aubergines as it got stuck to the foil AND baking paper for some weird reason. Also seasoned the aubergines after I brushed with oil. Hubby absolutely loved it!
This was a great recipe, went down a treat. I prefer to use Bufala Ricotta which is lighter, and I added a bit of grated pecorino to the spinach/ricotta mix. For the topping I used some tomato and garlic sauce, and yes, I did salt the aubergines beforehand. Not only makes them sweeter but they also absorb less oil when cooking. Will def be making it again!
Loved the taste of this recipe, but I think I must have sliced the aubergine too thinly as it cooked really quickly and stuck to the tray despite being well oiled. So instead of rolling the aubergine around the spinach mix, I turned it into a lasagne; using the aubergine as the lasagne sheets. I put the tomato sauce on the bottom, then the aubergine, followed by the ricotta mix until I had layered everything up and then I topped it off with the remainder of the tomato sauce, the bread crumbs and parmesan. It tasted lovely.
