Eggplant Bruschetta

More from this show

Ingredients:
1 loaf French bread, sliced into 6 to 8 pieces
1 eggplant, peeled and diced
1/2 cup diced sun dried tomatoes
1 tablespoon fresh garlic
1/4 cup fresh chopped basil
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 cup olive oil
1/4 cup goat chees

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Toss eggplant with ½ cup olive oil, garlic powder, sea salt and black pepper.

Lay evenly on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes.

Allow to cool, and then combine with sun dried tomatoes, fresh garlic and basil.

Drizzle bread with olive oil, top with goat cheese, and broil for 1 minute until goat cheese is lightly toasted and softened.

Remove from oven, divide eggplant mixture evenly on bread, top with mozzarella and bake at 350 degrees (not broil) for 5 to 7 minutes, until cheese is melted.

By Nello's Pizza Mesa

Cuisine(s): Italian

Main ingredient: Bread

Serves(s): 2-3

A picture of the desert with a logo for the digital-first series Trail Mix'd from Arizona PBS

Hit the Trails as the host of ‘Trail Mix’d’ on Arizona PBS!

A chef prepares a pizza at The Parlor
airs March 20

Season 12 of ‘Check, Please! Arizona’ airs Thursdays

Playlist 48 season 3 promo video collage
airs March 22

Discover new performers on ‘Playlist 48’ season 3

The four main characters from
April 24

‘Miss Austen’ series premiere watch party

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters

STAY in touch
with azpbs.org!

Subscribe to Arizona PBS Newsletters: