Eggplant Pizza Bites
Eating these eggplant pizza bites is like having a pizza, but low fat, low cal, and naturally gluten free!
Servings: 12 pizzette
Ingredients
- 2 eggplants , round purple eggplants are the best
- 3 cups tomato puree (passata)
- 8 oz mozzarella cheese , cut in cubes
- 15-20 cherry tomatoes , cut in quarters
- Dried oregano
- Salt to taste
- Fresh basil leaves for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F (200C).
- Wash and cut eggplants into ½ inch (1.25 cm) thick slices. Discard the ends.
- Place eggplant slices on a backing sheet lined with a parchment paper.
- Spread tomato pure on top of each eggplant, sprinkle with dried oregano.
- Bake in a preheated to 400F (200C) oven for 15-20 minutes or until eggplants are almost cooked through.
- Top eggplant pizzette with mozzarella cheese and cherry tomatoes.
- Bake in the oven for another couple of minutes until cheese is melted.
- Top with fresh basil right before serving.