Crispy Baked Eggplant

A Good Thing's Note:

This recipe is so quick and simple yet utterly delicious! If you like crispy food and eggplant, you're bound to like this one.

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 4-6

Yield: 10.0 slices, ...

• 1 large eggplant, peeled and cut crosswise in 1/2 inch slices
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes (optional)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup dry breadcrumbs
• 1/4-1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. In a small bowl stir together mayonnaise, dried onion, and salt.
3. In a shallow dish mix bread crumbs, Parmesan cheese, and Italian seasoning (or just use Italian breadcrumbs).
4. Brush eggplant slices with mayonnaise mixture and then coat in breadcrumb mixture.
5. Place eggplant slices on a lightly oiled baking sheet or shallow baking dish.
6. Bake in hot oven for about 12 to 15 minutes turning about half way through.
7. Enjoy!
8. (This is a take-off from a recipe I have on a CD called "One Million of the World's Best Recipes", 2000).

Reviews

[Justmez2]

"A Good Thing," thanks for posting was looking for another eggplant recipe but not heavy using oil or in a casserole. I am watching my salt so did not add any, used the "dry" Parmesan cheese and the mayonnaise with olive oil. I think some of my eggplant pieces were too big so had to crush a few crackers (no salt on top) to finish the few I had. Did everything else and when all baked I returned all the pieces back to oven to crisp up.

[pedspeech]

Mine didn't get as crispy as I would have liked, but I may have skimped too much on the mayo (my eggplant was really small, so I wasn't sure about amounts). The flavor was nice, though.

[Denise Jean]

I did this with light mayo, but wisked it with some water, as I thought it was too think otherwise. Wait a few minutes and the mayo will thicken up. It is a fast, easy and low calorie way to oven "fry" anything!