This is a smokey flavored grilled eggplant lasagna.
Prep Time45minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour30minutes
Servings8
AuthorVegetariant
Ingredients
2lbseggplantsliced long ways
8ozlasagna noodles
32ozmarinara sauce
8ozricotta cheese
1/4cupfresh parsleychopped
16ozmozzarella cheeseshredded
1/2cupparmesan cheeseshredded
Instructions
Prep Eggplant
Slice the eggplant long ways (from top to bottom), approximately 1/8" thick and place on a cooling rack (like one you'd use for baked goods).
Lightly salt each slice of eggplant and let sit for 15 minutes. Allow the eggplant to literally sweat out beads of excess moisture. (If you don't see beads of sweat after 15 minutes, you probably didn't salt it enough. If that's the case, re-salt and wait an additional 15 minutes.)
If the eggplant is sweaty, flip over all the slices, lightly salt and let it sweat it out for another 15 minutes.
Rinse the salt off and pat dry with paper towels.
Cook Lasagna Noodles
While the eggplant is sweating, boil salted water in a large pot and cook 8 oz noodles per directions on the package.
Once cooked, carefully drain the water and lay out the noodles on sheets of wax paper to keep them from sticking. Set aside.
Prep Ricotta Cheese
While the eggplant is sweating and the noodles are boiling, chop parsley and mix into ricotta cheese in a small bowl.
Cover and keep in refrigerator until ready to use.
Assemble the Lasagna
Preheat oven to
Spread 1/2 cup of marinara sauce into the bottom of a 9" x 13" casserole dish to keep the noodles from sticking.
Add 3-4 lasagna noodles to create the first layer.
Dot with half the ricotta cheese mixture and spread with a butter knife. This will be a light layer and won't be uniform.
Add a layer of 4-6 slices of eggplant (depending on size). Don't overlap the eggplant.
Top with half the marinara sauce and half the mozzarella cheese to cover.
Repeat layers of noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, eggplant, marinara sauce, mozzarella, and top with parmesan cheese.
Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes.
Remove foil and bake an additional 10 minutes to fully melt and lightly brown the cheese on top.