Cooking with Eggplant:

We’ve known this secret for years, and it’s why we got into the eggplant business over 25 years ago – with Dominex, it’s convenient, delicious, and easy to create gourmet meals using our products in not a lot of time. For the traditional pallet and passionate vegetarians alike, the possibilities are endless in the types of unique meals that can be created.

That’s why we have created the “Cooking With Eggplant” initiative – to bring you Simple, Delicious and Gourmet meals that combine off-the-shelf ingredients with one of our items. Each month we’ll feature a new recipe that is specifically designed to create delicious meals that nearly anybody can create with limited preparation and hassle. In addition, you won’t break the bank in the process and can buy all the additional ingredients at any grocery or natural food store along with your purchase of a Dominex product.

Consider it gourmet at the ready – with Dominex, you can create quality meals in a way that will leave your guests and family (not to mention your appetite) thinking you’ve been cooking for hours.

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Dominex Gourmet Tower of Eggplant

Prepare this delicious recipe in less than 15 minutes and amaze all of your holiday visitors with the taste and sophistication of your end creation. Plus, you can make several of these sumptuous entrees with one box of Dominex Eggplant Cutlets and have fun on the last step with the plate presentation. You’ll look like a pro and your kitchen will smell delicious in the process. Plus, as with all “Cooking With Eggplant” recipes, you’ll be able to find all of the ingredients at the same store you buy your Dominex Eggplant Cutlets and you will not spend a lot of time (or money!) in the process.

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: Approximately 13 minutes
Servings: 6 people

Ingredients:

• Dominex Eggplant Cutlets
• 1 small onion – chopped
• 1 clove garlic – chopped
  
• 6 small ripe tomatoes diced or cherry tomatoes cut in half
  
• 1 medium tomato
• ½ tsp oregano – chopped
• ½ tsp basil - chopped
• Mozzarella cheese
• 2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 1/8 cup balsamic vinegar
• Salt & pepper as needed

Instructions:
In a small sauce pan over medium heat, warm the oil and sauté the chopped onion for approximately four minutes or until translucent. Add the garlic, stirring continually so as not to brown, add in the diced tomatoes, herbs, and season with salt and pepper. Cover and let simmer for ten minutes. This will be the marinara sauce that you’ll use later.

In another small sauce pan, allow the vinegar to simmer over medium heat until it is reduce by about two thirds and reaches a syrupy consistency. Set aside to cool.

Meanwhile, arrange the Dominex Eggplant Cutlets on a cookie sheet, placing a slice of tomato onto each cutlet and then sprinkle with shredded mozzarella. You’ll be “stacking” two cutlets (or more if you like) for each portion, so prepare as many individual cutlets as you’ll need. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 – 15 minutes, depending on the oven.

Plate Presentation:
When the eggplant has finished baking, remove from the oven and stack two cutlets on top of each other on each plate, spoon a little of the marinara sauce around the “tower” and then drizzle the balsamic reduction on top. Garnish each with fresh basil for added taste and plate aesthetics.

You’ll find this recipe to be very scaleable, in that to make additional portions, you simply need to bake more cutlets. The marinara sauce goes a long way.

Side suggestions:
Excellent with a simple side salad or steamed veggies (we suggest broccoli). You can have fun with the place presentation as you’ll have both height on the plate plus excellent colors.

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