Best 5 Eggplant Pizzas Recipes

EGGPLANT PIZZAS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat the eggs in a bowl. Mix the flour, salt, pepper, and oregano in a 1 gallon resealable plastic bag. Dip each eggplant slice in the egg, then drop the eggplant in the flour mixture one at a time, shaking the bag to coat the eggplant.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large, deep skillet over medium heat. Place the eggplant slices in the skillet to cook, turning occasionally, until evenly browned. Drain the eggplant slices on a paper towel-lined plate. Arrange the eggplant in one layer on a baking sheet. Spoon enough pizza sauce to cover each eggplant slice. Top each eggplant with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the mozzarella cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.

GRILLED EGGPLANT PITA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Cut eggplants into 3/4-in. slices. Place in a colander over a plate; sprinkle with salt and toss. Let stand 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a bowl, toss red pepper, onion and garlic with 1 tablespoon oil. Transfer to a grill wok or open grill basket; place on grill rack. Grill, uncovered, over medium-high heat 8-12 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and slightly charred, stirring frequently., Rinse and drain eggplants; blot dry with paper towels. Brush eggplants with 1 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with pepper. Grill, covered, over medium heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until tender. Cut each slice into quarters., Brush both sides of pita breads with remaining oil. Grill, covered, over medium-low heat 1-2 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from grill., Layer grilled sides of pitas with grilled vegetables, tomato, cheese and olives. If desired, sprinkle with pepper flakes. Return to grill; cook, covered, 3-4 minutes or until cheese is melted. , Sprinkle with basil.

FAKE OUT MINI PIZZAS (EGGPLANT)

Steps:

• Peel eggplant and cut it into rounds the short way (width-wise) slices should be about ¼ " thick.
• Place slices on paper towels. Salt the eggplant and set aside. This allows the eggplant to "sweat.".
• Mix the two cheeses together. Set aside.
• Meanwhile mix pizza sauce with basil, oregano, garlic, salt and pepper.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• After 10 minutes, use a paper towel to dab at eggplant. The slices should not be wet.
• Arrange eggplant rounds on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray. Ladle a spoonful of pizza sauce on each slice. Spread out almost to the edges (like you would a pizza).
• Top with a few pieces of mushroom and tomatoes; top with cheese mixture.
• Bake at 350F about 12-15 minutes until cheese is melted. Keep an eye on this as ovens vary.
• Cut basil into chiffonade (long, thin strips) and top each "pizza".
• If desired, build your "pizza" creation using whatever veggies you prefer. This recipe was designed for a contest, hence the ingredients of canned tomatoes and mushrooms.

LAVASH PIZZAS WITH ARUGULA & EGGPLANT

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Toss eggplant with 1 TSP salt in a medium bowl, Let sit between double layers of paper towels for 10 minutes. Pat dry. Return to bowl; toss with 1 TBSP oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until soft and browned, about 15 minutes. Brush oil on lavash; arrange on 2 more rimmed baking sheets. Top with next 6 ingredients. Bake until cheese melts, about 5 minutes. Toss arugula, 1 TBSP oil, and juice in a large bowl, Season with salt and pepper. Mound salad over pizzas. Cut each into 4 pieces.

ROASTED TOMATO, EGGPLANT, AND SMOKED MOZZARELLA PIZZAS

Steps:

• Make pizza dough:
• In a large bowl stir together water and yeast and let stand until foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in flour and salt and blend until mixture forms a dough, adding additional tablespoon water if too dry. On a lightly floured surface knead dough about 10 minutes, or until smooth and elastic. (Alternatively, dough may be made in a standing electric mixer, In a bowl of mixer make dough as described above. With dough hook knead dough about 5 minutes, or until smooth and elastic.)
• Put dough in a very lightly oiled deep bowl, turning to coat, and let rise, covered loosely, in a warm place 1 1/2 hours or until doubled in bulk. punch down dough and divide into 4 equal pieces. Dough keeps, each piece put in a small, sealable plastic bag and sealed, pressing out excess air, chilled overnight or frozen 2 weeks.If dough is frozen, thaw overnight in refrigerator before using. Makes enough dough for four 12- by 6-inch oval pizzas.
• Make the pizza:
• Preheat oven to 450°F. and very lightly grease a large baking sheet.
• Cut smaller eggplant piece into 1/3-inch-thick slices. Spread eggplant slices in one layer on half of baking sheet and season with salt. Put remaining eggplant piece and all but 2 tomato halves on second half of baking sheet. Roast vegetables in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until eggplant slices are tender, and transfer eggplant slices to a plate. Roast remaining vegetables 15 minutes more, or until eggplant piece is very tender. Remove baking sheet from oven and cool vegetables slightly.
• Scoop out flesh from eggplant piece into a food processor and purée with roasted tomatoes, unroasted tomato, vinegar, sugar, and salt to taste. Sauce and sliced eggplant may be made 1 day ahead and kept separately, covered and chilled.
• On a work surface sprinkled with 1 teaspoon cornmeal roll out 1 piece of dough into a 12- by 6-inch oval and transfer to a baking sheet. Repeat with remaining cornmeal and dough, ending up with 2 ovals on each of 2 baking sheets.
• Increase temperature to 500°F.
• Spread sauce on dough ovals, leaving a 1/2-inch border around edge of each pizza. Arrange eggplant slices on sauce and sprinkle pizzas with basil and mozzarella.
• Bake pizzas in lower and middle thirds of oven 15 minutes, or until crusts are crisp and pale golden.