Easy Eggplant or Brinjal Pizza

Name: Easy Eggplant or Brinjal Pizza
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant cut in roundels or long; 1 tbsp pink salt; 2 tbsp olive oil, for brushing eggplant before roasting; 1 tbsp dried Italian seasoning, for sprinkling on eggplant before roasting; Few basil leaves (optional); 1/2 cup finely grated mozzarella; For seasoning Red chilli flakes; 2 tbsp chopped yellow pepper; 2 tbsp red pepper chopped fine; 1/4 cup broccoli chopped fine; 1/2 cup boiled and shredded chicken breast; Sauce Ingredients:; 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil; 3 large garlic cloves, very finely chopped; 1 small onion chopped fine; 1 cup peeled and diced fresh tomatoes or 4 tbsp tomato puree; 1/2 tsp dried Italian seasoning or herbs

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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A unique pizza this time– An Eggplant Pizza!! Surprised, aren’t you? So was I! I could see that the daughter was craving for something delicious. And a mom cannot see her daughter starve even if it has to be only low carb so be it! I loved the idea of a brinjal pizza and made up my own recipe. Easy Eggplant Pizza slices are a delicious way to enjoy the favourite flavours of typical pizza without all the bread and carbs. Believe me, I am no Pizza lover but this recipe lured me and I got sucked into the magic of eggplant pizza so much that I made a special veggie slice too for myself.
Eggplant pizzas are low-carb and low-glycemic so it’s a win-win situation, isn’t it? I tried to make the pizza as healthy as possible by adding broccoli, green and red peppers boiled and shredded chicken breast and a homemade pizza sauce. If you are vegetarian you can omit the chicken and add more veggies to make an equally delectable Pizza. By the way, the brinjals were from my organic kitchen garden so all the more healthier.

Harjeet Kaur @cook_13349754

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Ingredients

30mins

2 servings

1large eggplant cut in roundels or long
1 tbsppink salt
2 tbspolive oil, for brushing eggplant before roasting
1 tbspdried Italian seasoning, for sprinkling on eggplant before roasting
Few basil leaves (optional)
1/2 cupfinely grated mozzarella
For seasoning Red chilli flakes
2 tbspchopped yellow pepper
2 tbspred pepper chopped fine
1/4 cupbroccoli chopped fine
1/2 cupboiled and shredded chicken breast
Sauce Ingredients:
2 tspextra-virgin olive oil
3large garlic cloves, very finely chopped
1small onion chopped fine
1 cuppeeled and diced fresh tomatoes or 4 tbsp tomato puree
1/2 tspdried Italian seasoning or herbs

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Steps

30mins

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Cut off both ends of the eggplant; then cut it into 3/4 inch thick slices. If your eggplant is round then cut into round slices but mine was long so I cut long slices. Spread the slices and sprinkle some pink salt generously. This is to remove excess moisture and prevent the puckering of the slices. Let the eggplant sit with the salt on it for about 30 minutes to draw out the liquid. Blot eggplant dry with paper towels or a clean napkin. This will also wipe off the excess salt.
2

Meanwhile turn on the oven to 250degrees.While the eggplant slices are sitting, make the Pizza sauce. In a pan add the olive oil, chopped onion and sauté. Now add the crushed garlic cloves and sprinkle some mixed herbs. Add the chopped tomatoes or tomato puree and sauté till nicely blended. I sprinkled some red chilli flakes on the sauce as we like a little spice in our food. Sprinkle a wee bit of salt on the sauce. Let the sauce simmer, adding a tablespoon or two of water if it seems dry.
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My daughter does not like tomato bits so I put the sauce through a blender and made a nice flavorful paste. While it was cooking she came sniffing to the kitchen saying she smelt something really nice! Brush the eggplant on both sides with olive oil and sprinkle with dried herbs. Roast at 350 F for about 15 minutes. See that the slices are not roasted until they become mushy and lose their shape as they are going to be your pizza base.
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While the eggplant roasts chop your peppers, broccoli, shred the chicken and grate your mozzarella. Remove the eggplant slices from the oven and spread the sauce mixture over the eggplant pieces. Top each with some chopped peppers, broccoli and chicken