Primal Eggplant Parmesan

Posted by on Mar 18, 2012 | 10 comments

One of my all time favorite cuisines is Italian – I love garlic, tomatoes, olive oil, and basil!  Although most of the recipes call for bread, bread crumbs, or some kind of pasta, there are ways of getting around that to have a more primal/paleo friendly Italian dinner.  Here I used almond flour instead of bread crumbs to make the delicious breading on my Eggplant Parmesan.  This dish goes really well with pesto spaghetti squash (recipe coming soon) for a complete primal Italian meal!

If you’re avoiding dairy, skip the cheese in the recipe.

Primal Eggplant Parmesan

By Julie Published: March 18, 2012

  • Yield: 6 stacks (6 Servings)
  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Ready In: 35 mins

Baked almond flour, herb and cheese covered eggplant slices in tomato sauce topped with cheese.

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 400F. Put the egg and water into a small bowl and beat til well mixed and set aside. Slice eggplants into 8-12 slices total (depending on size of eggplant).

  2. Mix together almond flour, basil, oregano and garlic powder, and spread this mix onto a large flat plate. Sparingly sprinkle parmesan cheese, sea salt and fresh ground pepper across the plate and mix it in with the flour mix. This will be the 'breading'

  3. Heat a large skillet over medium high heat and add 1 tbsp of oil. Dip eggplant slice into the egg and let the extra egg drip back into the bowl. Next, place the eggplant slice into the breading mixture, covering both sides, and then place slice into frying pan.

  4. Only fry as many slices as your skillet can handle at a time. Fry slices only until the breading slightly browns and turn over once, giving about 3 minutes per side. Transfer slice to a plate with a paper towel on it. Add oil before putting the next batch of slices in. Also, keep a fan/vent on - this can get a little smokey.

  5. In a casserole/baking dish, cover the bottom with a thin layer of tomato sauce. Put half of the eggplant slices into the dish, spoon tomato sauce onto each slice, and sprinkle some shredded mozzerella on each slice. Stack the rest of the eggplant slices on top of these slices and cover with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese.

  6. Pop into the oven until eggplant is tender and cheese is melted - about 15 minutes.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/larzkicksu Lara J Saikali

    Wow, i can’t wait to try this! I bet this would go great in a lasagna with this paleo ricotta cheese found here: 
    https://paleowod.wordpress.com/2011/03/01/paleo-zucchini-lasagna/

    I made this lasagna last week and it was a hit but i think combining your breading technique with this recipe would be delicious!
    Thanks,
    Lara

    • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1814716 Julie Mocko

      Hi Lara!  That lasagna looks fantastic – we’ll definitely have to give it a try.  Glad you liked our recipe!

      ~Julie

  • ChristaJeanne

    You mention parmesan cheese in the recipe, but it’s not listed in the ingredients list. How much is needed? Thanks!

    • http://www.facebook.com/obitustrand Jonathan Strand

      The parmesan cheese was added mainly to taste. We just added a few pinches for the added flavor.

  • http://jerrybrito.com Jerry Brito

    What is that you’ve served the eggplant over in the photo?

    • http://www.facebook.com/obitustrand Jonathan Strand

      The eggplant is served on a bed of spaghetti squash mixed with a bit of pesto.

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  • http://twitter.com/IAMDWRECK Derrick Ingram

    Since when is dairy (parm cheese) paleo?

    • Elie

      It’s not, it’s primal…primal allows for dairy. She wrote that if you’re avoiding dairy just skip the cheese.

  • scrhill

    I just made this last night. It was delicious. Thanks for the great recipe!! I ate mine with a homemade meat sauce and no spaghetti squash. Yum.

  • Heather

    Just made this easy recipemfor dinner and it was outstanding! Only subbed Parmesan for the mozzarella as it was what I had available. Even my husband (who usually complains when I make a meatless meal) licked his plate and went back for seconds. ;) Will definitely add this one to my favorites! Thanks.

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