easy baked eggplant

Great

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Turn on the oven 180°C/356°F.

Step 2

Wash the eggplants and cut the leaves.

Step 3

Cut them in halves.

Step 4

With a sharp knife make deep cuts forming like a chessboard. Do not reach the bottom (cut about ⅔ deep).

Step 5

Wash and mince the parsley.

Step 6

Chop the garlic.

Step 7

Take some parsley and insere it inside the cuts.

Step 8

Put the eggplant halves on a baking tray covered with parchment paper.

Step 9

Add the garlic spreading it using your fingers so that some will go into the cuts.

Step 10

Add salt and pepper.

Step 11

Add breadcrumbs and grated cheese, if desired.

Step 12

Add a generous thread of extra virgin olive oil.

Step 13

Bake them for about 30 minutes, or until soft (it will depend on the size of the eggplants).

Step 14

Buon appetito!