Breaded eggplant slices baked to crunchy perfection.
Prep Time45 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, dinner, lunch, Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine: American
Keyword: easy recipe, vegetarian
Servings: 4
Ingredients
1Eggplant
1tspSalt
2cupsBreadcrumbs
1cupParmesan cheesegrated
2TbspGarlic powder
¼cupParsley flakes
½tspBlack pepper
½cupOlive oil
3Eggs
Instructions
Cut the eggplant into 1/8-inch slices. Sprinkle the eggplant slices with salt and let them sit for 30 minutes on a plate or colander to draw out the moisture. Then, quickly rinse the eggplants with water in a colander, then dab them dry with paper towels.
Prepare the egg/olive oil mixture by stirring together eggs and olive oil. Also, make Parmesan breadcrumbs by mixing breadcrumbs, grated Parmesan cheese, garlic powder, parsley flakes, and black pepper. Dredge the eggplant slices in the egg/olive oil mixture, then coat them with the Parmesan breadcrumbs.
Place the coated eggplant slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 400ºF and bake the eggplant slices for 25 minutes, turning them over halfway through the cooking process. Remove the eggplant crisps from oven when the breadcrumbs have turned a nice golden-brown.
Serve the Parmesan eggplant crisps plain, topped with diced tomatoes, or with marinara sauce for dipping. Or use them as the basis for eggplant parmigiana.