Description
This may be served as an appetizer with pizza sauce, or for a tasty sandwich, layer between toasted french bread slices!
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Salt
- Dry Breadcrumbs
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Eggs
- Vegetable Oil
- French Bread
- Lettuce
- Tomatoes
Instructions
- Peel eggplant, and cut lengthwise into eight 1 / 4-inch slices
- Sprinkle both sides of slices with salt
- Allow to sit 30 minutes
- Rinse eggplant slices and pat both sides dry
- Combine breadcrumbs and 1 / 4 teaspoons salt
- Place slice of cheese between 2 slices of eggplant, trimming cheese to fit
- Dip eggplant-cheese sandwich in egg, and dredge in breadcrumb mixture
- Fry in hot oil until golden brown, cooking a few slices at a time
- Cut french bread into 5 to 6-inch portions
- Split in half lengthwise
- Toast
- Place lettuce and tomato on 4 slices of french bread
- Top with eggplant and remaining bread slices
- Yield: 4 servings