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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Y.U.M! All that cheese! Eggplant is the perfect vessel to hold all the yummy cheese! These look awesome!
What a fun pizza!
Yummy!
These are so cute and tiny! (and in my mind "healthy"!)
I just made a big batch of pizza sauce, Kevin. Now I know how to use it up!!
I love finding excuses to cook eggplant and these look simply perfect! 🙂
Such a good idea!
Genius in its simplicity! Yum!
Great idea! I can't wait to try them!
Perfect 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~
thank you soooooo much,
i've been looking for something different and quick
I was seriously just talking to someone today about how I need to eat more eggplant and you post this. Perfect timing!
Definitely trying this for dinner soon! So fun!
I can totally get behind this eggplant pizza! I love your non-flour creative crust!
Had 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.
OH, they are cute!
Pizza 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!
low carb pizzas!! brilliant!
Made them tonight! YUM! http://instagram.com/p/eI7ReVEqRQ/
Thankyou 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
Super idea for dinner party! Thanks
Noelle: I am glad that you enjoyed them and thanks for sharing the photo!
These are the perfect handheld mini pizzas!
Genius idea! They are the perfect hand held size.
Yummyyyyy! Seems like very delicious and tasty. I'v Eggplant lover and it'll be more tasty for me! Surely I'll check it.
The answer for people on a no bread diet! #getridofthesparetyre
These look friggin amazing, never tried eggplant, might have to look out for it!
I love pizza. Yammy 🙂
Just tried these, they're delicious!!!!!
brialiant idea, thanks:)
I am going to make this as a non-meat side dish on Christmas Eve.
that looks so yummy. I'm going to try it next time
i get some eggplant. Thanks 🙂
all i can say is WOW
I 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.
I 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?
Brittney 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.
I hate when people try to change your recipes. What I want to know is what the egg plant skin tastes like, I have never eaten the skin. Also, if I wanted bigger “little pizzas” could I slice the egg plant length wise, 1/4 in. thick ?
Slicing them lengthwise to make them bigger works well!
Is it okay to peel the eggplant first ?
You can peel the eggplant first!
Delicious twist on pizza! Eggplant slices topped with sauce, cheese, and your favorite toppings. A tasty low-carb alternative!
Love that you salt your eggplant before cooking it. My Italian grandmother NEVER coked eggplant that had not been salted first. She actually soaked it in salted water for a bit and the water that is poured off is almost the color of the eggplant skin. Proof that bitterness came out!