Recipe!! Vegan Eggplant Parmesan

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Hello everyone! It's another wonderful day! What I have prepared today is eggplant parmesan. Which is wonderful just as a heads up. I am not a fan of eggplant, but I do enjoy it in this dish. There are minimum modifications to do to this recipe to make it vegan. So instead of using the typical egg wash for the recipe to bread the eggplant, we are going to use an almond milk mixture. And of course, vegan cheese for the recipe. Enjoy!
-Maranda




Ingredients
  • 1 medium eggplant 
  • 1/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup panko bread crumbs 
  • 2 Tbsp vegan parmesan+ more for serving
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened plain almond milk
  • 1 tsp cornstarch
  • Pasta
  • Marinara Sauce
Directions:



  1. Slice eggplant into thin rounds slightly less than 1/2 inch thick, and sprinkle each side liberally with salt.
  2. Let rest for 15 minutes, then rinse and arrange on a clean absorbent kitchen towel. Top with another clean dish towel and lay a baking sheet on top. Place something heavy on top, such as a cast iron skillet, to thoroughly dry for at least 10 minutes.
  3. In the meantime, preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with foil and spray with nonstick spray. Also, if making pasta, bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
  4. Prepare your dipping stations by placing almond milk + cornstarch in one bowl; flour in another bowl; and bread crumbs + salt + oregano + vegan parmesan in another bowl.
  5. Once thoroughly dry, dip eggplant slices in flour, then almond milk mixture, then breadcrumbs. Arrange on the baking sheet and pop in oven to bake for a total of 20-30 minutes.
  6. While the eggplant is in the oven, bring a large skillet to medium heat. Once hot, add 2 Tbsp olive oil (or sub canola or grape seed) and pull 3-4 eggplant rounds out of the oven at a time and sauté to give them extra crisp and texture. Cook for ~2 minutes on each side and then return to oven to continue crisping.
  7. While eggplant is browning in the oven, prepare marinara. 
  8. Once done cooking, drain pasta and plate your dish!

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