Baked Eggplant Melt
Ready In: 27 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup breadcrumbs, unseasoned
- 4 teaspoons basil
- 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 egg
- 1 eggplant, about 1 eggplant, sliced into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 4 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 buns, multi grain thins, split and toasted
- 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
- 4 slices light mozzarella cheese
Directions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- In a shallow bowl, combine bread crumbs, basil, parmesan and salt.
- Whisk egg in another shallow bowl.
- Dip eggplant slices in egg, and then coat with the dry mixture.
- Place eggplant on a waxed paper - lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Transfer the baked eggplant to a clean plate while you discard the waxed paper.
- Place the toasted bun halves cut side up back onto the baking sheet.
- Divide the eggplant slices evenly among the bun halves.
- Spoon on the sauce.
- Top with the cheese slices.
- Broil for 2 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling.
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