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Garlicky Eggplant Melts Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Juels / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago I make this eggplant appetizer often for parties, and it always gets gobbled up and receives compliments. If you like eggplant, you should enjoy this one. Prep:10m Cook:20m Servings:8	Juels
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Ingredients

1 lg eggplant, thinly sliced in circles

1 egg, lightly beaten

1tbsp water

1 cup Italian breadcrumbs

oil for frying

3/4 cup mayo

3 cloves of garlic, pressed through a garlic press

1/2 tsp of salt

3 medium tomatoes, chopped

1/2 cup shredded cheese (like cheddar or colby)

Directions

Slice the eggplant in thin circles. Salt them and let sit for 10 min.

Make an egg wash by mixing the beaten egg with 1 tbsp. of water. Dip the eggplant slices in the egg wash first, then in the Italian bread crumbs on both sides.

Fry on both sides in preheated oiled pan until lightly brown. You will need to keep adding oil as soon as it is absorbed by the eggplant, otherwise it could get a dark coating.

Remove fried eggplant to paper towels to absorb the oil.

Make the mayo spread: combine mayo with pressed garlic and 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix well.

Divide the mayo spread evenly between the eggplant slices. Transfer the eggplant into a lightly oiled baking dish.

Chop the tomatoes and layer over eggplant slices. Sprinkle with salt. Arrange shredded cheese over top of tomatoes.

Bake in preheated 400F oven just until cheese is melted, for about 3-4 minutes.

Serve warm and enjoy them melting in your mouth.

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Comments

chefmeow 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This looks and sounds fantastic. Great post and a high 5.

trigger 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I like the interesting additional twist to the standard eggplant recipe we see every were we go.
5 forks again Julia

shirleyoma 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Right up my alley, love eggplant!!! Got my 5

brianna 1 year, 1 month ago said:
What a great recipe for egg plant. I'll certainly be trying this one ut soon. '5'

mamalou 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Great recipe Juels!!

mark555 1 year, 1 month ago said:
These do look good! I will have to try them as I am a fied eggplant fan.

jencathen 1 year, 1 month ago said:
This sounds really good! I like the garlic mayo. Yummy.

chefelaine 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Terrific recipe! HIGH FIVE! :+D

Picture flagged also! Sorry, Julia -- I thought I had already flagged it, but I had not-- flagged now! :+D

leonora5 1 year ago said:
Lovely recipe! I LOVE eggplant. Thanks!

lincolntoot 1 year ago said:
Sounds great! My husband just picked eggplant out of the garden and will make this Monday. I can't believe we are still getting eggplant, peppers and tomatoes - we have had a frost but garden is still producing. Have a great weekend!
5er!

sparow64 1 year ago said:
Can't wait to try this one! I can remember my mom making an eggplant casserole once when I was little (like 7 or 8), it was italian based, and I was the only one besides her that liked it! LOL

angelinaw 1 year ago said:
Juels, Terrific recipe that sounds yummy and perfect for parties or get-togethers. Thanks for sharing.

lunasea 1 year ago said:
I love everything about these - great share. Thanks, Juels! :)

greekgirrrl 1 year ago said:
3 words- YUM YUM YUM

thegoldminer 1 year ago said:
Nice, and thanks for taking a pic. JJ

meals4abby 1 year ago said:
Beautiful!! These are going on the menu for New Years this year for sure!! Thanks, Jules!!! High-5!

petunia97 1 year ago said:
I've made eggplant casseroles with beef, shrimp and even made lasagna. But, I absolutely love this! Can't wait to try it! big 5!!!!

annieamie 1 year ago said:
Jules! You say that I have good ideas? This is a brilliant idea! I've never even thought of making eggplant this way as appetizers. And Eggplant Parmesan is one of very favorite dishes! Jules, I'm going to go to the market and bring home an eggplant or two and make your recipe tomorrow. The picture above shows individual servings like little pizzas and this is how I'm going to make the dish! Thanks from my family for a new way to make eggplant and thanks from me for a new recipe to try out, too! Great recipe!

emie73 11 months, 4 weeks ago said:
HI JULIA..CONGRATS AGAIN FOR UR MENU! AH, I THINK WE HAVE SAME TASTE, FAVORITES..BE MY FRIEND FOREVER..HELLO TO EVERYONE THERE...HAPPY WEEK-ENDS TOO!!!YEHHHH..ADVANCE MERRY X'MAS..

wolfpackjack 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Hi Juels... great post... thanks... dave

leebear 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I love eggplant - these sound great - thanks - leebear

pieplate 11 months, 1 week ago said:
What is not to like?? I can't sit with myself and deliberately fry AND put mayo on them...

lori4flavor 11 months, 1 week ago said:
Another for my collection! I'm craving eggplant now! Bookmarked + ^5

krumkake 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Eggplant as an appetizer? Brilliant! These look so good, I can see why they would disappear fast - are on the "Must Make" for the next entertaining (if I can wait that long...) - thanks, juels.

chihuahua 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
This just caught my eye. I too am an eggplant fan. I love this recipe and can't wait to try it! Beautiful presentation Juels. Many thanks.

Chichi

sunflower48386 10 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Can't wait to try this. Sounds great. thanks

tagi77 10 months, 2 weeks ago said:
I'll deffinitely try this recipe.... 5 forks...

conner909 10 months, 1 week ago said:
Wow you got a gazillion comments on this one! I love artichokes and eggplant, and will definitely try this one soon! Thanks, Juels!

Michele

foodie4eva 10 months ago said:
This recipe sounds fabulous, and from all the great comments, it has to be a winner! I have saved it and will try it soon. I love eggplant but there aren't a lot of unique recipes for it, so I will try it sooner rather than later. :-)

pollymotzko 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Dear Juels,
This is very different and unique all at the same time! I grew up on zucchini, eggplant, swiss chard etc.. as my dad had a massive garden. (I miss having a big yard..but I'll have one again in the future.)
I wonder if the recipe would come out if you used low fat mayonnaise?
Have you ever done that?

Keep up the good work and keep cooking!

Paulette

juels 9 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Any mayo is fine! Low fat would certainly work!

dianalee27 9 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Thanks for this recipe!! It sounds so good. I'm off to the grocery store for eggplant. I know my husband will like these. He's a big eggplant fan.

lilliancooks 9 months, 1 week ago said:
These look and sound so incredible! I'll have to try these this week!:)

pleclare 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Simply wonderful!

lilliancooks 9 months, 1 week ago said:
Wow, these are good!!! What a great appetizer!

I could eat the whole thing all by myself! I just ate about 8 of them as soon as they came out of the oven! I really should save some for Mr Lillian! LOL!

The only thing I did different was to peel the eggplant. I ended up using about 1 cup of shredded cheese and a little more mayo. I love the garlic in the mayo...it gives the mayo a nice kick! I tried some of the slices of eggplant baked instead of fried, but it wasn't as good! I guess it just has to be fried! These really do melt in your mouth! I'll have to make these for a party...I better quadruple the recipe because these are like potato chips! You can't eat just one...or 2 or 7!!!:)

juels 9 months, 1 week ago said:
I am so glad you got to make and enjoy this eggplant appetizer! Love your photo, thanks!

sparow64 9 months ago said:
This was a big hit here as well! Made for the family that was here yesterday, can't wait for the next get together with the gang! Definately addicting! Thanks for sharing, this is a great recipe! Oh, and, yeah, what Lillian said! lol

juels 9 months ago said:
Yay, Sparow! So happy you got to make and enjoy these as well! Glad I could share a piece of Russia with you!

aussie_meat_pie 8 months, 4 weeks ago said:
This looks great - saving this one definitely...5

notyourmomma 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Must make these soon, I'm loving eggplant in any form, but this sounds like a real hit.

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chefelaine 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Make them like min-pizzas by adding some sliced onion, peppers, and pepperoni?

juels 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Great idea, Chef! They'd have to be chopped really fine, so the "mini pizzas" don't collapse when you pick them up.

whuebl 11 months, 3 weeks ago said:
I always find that by first shaking the eggplant or whatever you are frying in baked flour first insures that the egg sticks better. That is especially true for wet foods like tomato! Neat recipe....

pieplate 11 months, 1 week ago said:
I wonder if you could use my approach to eggplant, and keep the garlic-mayo etc. Of course, they wouldn't melt and make you salivate the way these would.

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