Eggplant And Portobello (Lasagnas) With Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

Serves: 6

Santos Walker

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

58

Spice

51

Sweetness

53

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.5

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 tbsp

Olive Oil

1 tbsp

Rice Vinegar

8 large

Basil Leaves

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 400°F

2

Arrange tomatoes and fennel in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

3

Drizzle oil over; toss to blend

4

Bake until fennel is tender and begins to brown, about 45 minutes

5

Cool

6

Spray 2 nonstick baking sheets with vegetable oil spray

7

Arrange eggplant and mushroom slices on prepared sheets

8

Bake until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes for eggplant slices and 40 minutes for mushrooms

9

Puree tomato mixture in processor

10

Transfer to strainer set over bowl

11

Press on solids to extract liquid; discard solids

12

Stir vinegar into liquid

13

Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper

14

Stir spinach in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until wilted, about 1 minute

15

Remove from heat

16

Preheat oven to 350°F

17

Spray four 1 1/4-cup custard dishes with vegetable oil spray

18

Line each dish with 2 eggplant slices in crisscross pattern

19

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

20

Top each with 1/4 of spinach

21

Top each with 1 mozzarella slice

22

Arrange pepper strips over, then basil and mushrooms

23

Top with remaining eggplant slices, cutting to fit

24

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

25

Cover each dish with foil

26

(Vinaigrette and lasagnas can be made 1 day ahead

27

Cover separately; chill

28

) Bake lasagnas until very tender, about 25 minutes

29

Remove foil

30

Using small knife, cut around vegetables to loosen

31

Invert onto plates

32

Spoon vinaigrette over

33

Preheat oven to 400°F

34

Arrange tomatoes and fennel in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish

35

Drizzle oil over; toss to blend

36

Bake until fennel is tender and begins to brown, about 45 minutes

37

Cool

38

Spray 2 nonstick baking sheets with vegetable oil spray

39

Arrange eggplant and mushroom slices on prepared sheets

40

Bake until vegetables are tender, about 30 minutes for eggplant slices and 40 minutes for mushrooms

41

Puree tomato mixture in processor

42

Transfer to strainer set over bowl

43

Press on solids to extract liquid; discard solids

44

Stir vinegar into liquid

45

Season vinaigrette with salt and pepper

46

Stir spinach in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until wilted, about 1 minute

47

Remove from heat

48

Preheat oven to 350°F

49

Spray four 1 1/4-cup custard dishes with vegetable oil spray

50

Line each dish with 2 eggplant slices in crisscross pattern

51

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

52

Top each with 1/4 of spinach

53

Top each with 1 mozzarella slice

54

Arrange pepper strips over, then basil and mushrooms

55

Top with remaining eggplant slices, cutting to fit

56

Sprinkle with salt and pepper

57

Cover each dish with foil

58

(Vinaigrette and lasagnas can be made 1 day ahead

59

Cover separately; chill

60

) Bake lasagnas until very tender, about 25 minutes

61

Remove foil

62

Using small knife, cut around vegetables to loosen

63

Invert onto plates

64

Spoon vinaigrette over