After making the cauliflower pizza crust and the zucchini pizza crust the next vegetable up was eggplant! Instead of following in the footsteps of his predecessors I wanted to go another route with the eggplant pizzas keeping things nice ans simple and just using eggplant slices as the crust of the pizzas. These eggplant pizzas are really easy to make, you simply slice the eggplant and roast or grill the slices until the eggplant just starts to turn tender, top it with your favourite pizza toppings and then bake them until the cheese gets all melty and good! In addition to being easy to make they are super tasty and if you are an eggplant lover like me then they are even better than the original, healthier and kid friendly to boot! These eggplant pizzas are bound to become a staple on my meal plan!
With all of the fresh tomatoes around I could not help making my own pizza sauce with them but feel free to use store bought to save some time.
Just look at all of that ooey, gooey melted cheesy goodness!
Eggplant Pizzas
Mini pizzas made on eggplant slices that are tasty, easy to make and kid friendly!
ingredients
- 1 large eggplant, cut into 1/4 inch slices
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 teaspoon italian seasoning or oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 cup pizza sauce
- 1 cup mozzarella, shredded
- 1 ounce pepperoni
directions
- Sprinkle the eggplant with the coarse salt, let sit on paper towels for 20 minutes and wipe dry.
- Brush the eggplant slices with oil and season with italian seasoning, salt and pepper.
- Roast the eggplant in a preheated 400F/200C oven until it just starts to turn tender, about 15-20 minutes. (Do not let them become too soft or mushy.)
- Top the eggplant with sauce, cheese and pepperoni and broil until the cheese has melted, about 3-5 minutes.
Note: Eggplant can get bitter with age and salting it helps draw out that bitterness. If you are using younger eggplants you can skip the salting and save some time.
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Tieghan says
September 11, 2013 at 1:17 pmY.U.M! All that cheese! Eggplant is the perfect vessel to hold all the yummy cheese! These look awesome!
Maria says
September 11, 2013 at 1:17 pmWhat a fun pizza!
Marian (Sweetopia) says
September 11, 2013 at 1:41 pmYummy!
Heather Christo says
September 11, 2013 at 1:47 pmThese are so cute and tiny! (and in my mind "healthy"!)
Aimee @ Simple Bites says
September 11, 2013 at 1:50 pmI just made a big batch of pizza sauce, Kevin. Now I know how to use it up!!
Kelly | Eat Yourself Skinny says
September 11, 2013 at 1:54 pmI love finding excuses to cook eggplant and these look simply perfect! 🙂
Marie Matter says
September 11, 2013 at 3:47 pmSuch a good idea!
Amy @ What Jew Wanna Eat says
September 11, 2013 at 3:59 pmGenius in its simplicity! Yum!
Connie Girl says
September 11, 2013 at 6:53 pmGreat idea! I can't wait to try them!
NotesFromAbroad says
September 11, 2013 at 8:51 pmPerfect timing ! We are overloaded with produce from the farm markets in our area, eggplant and zucchini and tomatoes. I can only eat so much ratatouille .. this will be tomorrow nights dinner.
Thank you dear~
ash janicar says
September 11, 2013 at 9:35 pmthank you soooooo much,
i've been looking for something different and quick
Des says
September 11, 2013 at 9:59 pmI was seriously just talking to someone today about how I need to eat more eggplant and you post this. Perfect timing!
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
September 11, 2013 at 10:03 pmDefinitely trying this for dinner soon! So fun!
naomi says
September 11, 2013 at 11:08 pmI can totally get behind this eggplant pizza! I love your non-flour creative crust!
Redlindy says
September 11, 2013 at 11:08 pmHad to comment on this one, What a fabulous idea, I love eggplant so this is right up my alley. Bet my kids will love it too.
Arthur in the Garden! says
September 11, 2013 at 11:26 pmOH, they are cute!
Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
September 12, 2013 at 12:34 amPizza in eggplant form?! Yes please! Jason and I are in dire need of veggies since this move – can't wait to make this for him – he'll be thrilled!
Gaby says
September 12, 2013 at 1:25 amlow carb pizzas!! brilliant!
Noelle says
September 12, 2013 at 3:28 amMade them tonight! YUM! http://instagram.com/p/eI7ReVEqRQ/
Luckies says
September 12, 2013 at 6:22 amThankyou for sharing the recipe of yummy Eggplant Pizza. My kids definitely have a party tonight. I am very happy that I have founded your awesome website. Thanks
- spoonstories- says
September 12, 2013 at 7:51 amSuper idea for dinner party! Thanks
kevin says
September 12, 2013 at 9:02 amNoelle: I am glad that you enjoyed them and thanks for sharing the photo!
Joanne says
September 12, 2013 at 10:22 amThese are the perfect handheld mini pizzas!
Emily says
September 12, 2013 at 10:24 amGenius idea! They are the perfect hand held size.
Bilal Malik says
September 12, 2013 at 11:26 amYummyyyyy! Seems like very delicious and tasty. I'v Eggplant lover and it'll be more tasty for me! Surely I'll check it.
James says
September 12, 2013 at 1:05 pmThe answer for people on a no bread diet! #getridofthesparetyre
Photography Guy says
September 12, 2013 at 4:39 pmThese look friggin amazing, never tried eggplant, might have to look out for it!
Sajid Khan says
December 3, 2013 at 1:11 pmI love pizza. Yammy 🙂
Miriam (What's in the fridge?) says
July 8, 2014 at 7:42 pmJust tried these, they're delicious!!!!!
Fidia Wati says
October 27, 2014 at 5:49 ambrialiant idea, thanks:)
Anonymous says
December 23, 2014 at 5:55 pmI am going to make this as a non-meat side dish on Christmas Eve.
Anonymous says
September 16, 2015 at 12:37 amthat looks so yummy. I'm going to try it next time
i get some eggplant. Thanks 🙂
carlyn rauch says
September 20, 2015 at 6:25 pmall i can say is WOW
Anonymous says
September 22, 2015 at 4:04 pmI tried this last night and it's definitely not for me. I really prefer zucchini pizza instead of eggplant. I couldn't get it to "hold" the toppings. It fell apart and got really messy.
Brittney Toon Caldwell says
August 22, 2016 at 12:39 amI just made this recipe, but it turned out super mushy. They are too mushy to eat without a fork or spoon. What did I do wrong?
kevin says
August 22, 2016 at 4:22 pmBrittney Toon Caldwell: You want to pull them out of the oven before they turn mushy ad the baking time will vary depending on the thickness of the slices so you will need to keep an eye on them.