With a pizza dough coating, these eggplant parmigiana patties are tantalizingly delicious to serve for a snack or appetizer when eggplant are at their best. Each patty is stuffed with eggplant slices, mozzarella, and tomato sauce for that traditional eggplant parmigiana flavor.
To make the eggplant parmigiana patties, you arrange eggplant slices, mozzarella, tomato sauce, and basil leaves in stacks on top of a sheet of pizza dough. Then, you top it with another sheet of pizza dough before cutting them into circular patties. Then, they get fried in a pan until they are golden brown on both sides. With all of the Italian flavors like tomato sauce, basil, and mozzarella, you may find it difficult to eat just one!
What are Eggplant Parmigiana Patties?
Eggplant parmigiana patties are eggplant parmigiana that are wrapped in pizza dough and fried. The pizza dough is filled with fried eggplant, mozzarella, tomato sauce, and basil, just like traditional eggplant parmigiana.
Pro Tips
- Don’t skip the step of frying the eggplant slices as this will ensure they are cooked through and have the best flavor.
- To cut the patties, you can either use a round glass or round cookie cutter. A mason jar ring works as well.
- Thoroughly heat the oil in the pan before cooking the patties.
- To ensure that the patties are fully cooked, you can cut into one to see if the dough is fully cooked through.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should This Recipe Use Store-bought or Homemade Pizza Dough?
Store-bought pizza dough is great for convenience but you could use your favorite homemade pizza dough recipe as well.
What Type of Eggplant Should Be Used for Eggplant Parmigiana?
The best choice of eggplant for eggplant parmigiana is Italian eggplant as it has a larger surface area than thinner Asian-style eggplant varieties.
Do I Need to Salt the Eggplant?
While many eggplant recipes call for salting eggplant to help it release excess moisture, that step isn’t necessary for this recipe.
How to Store Eggplant Parmigiana Patties
Leftover eggplant parmigiana patties can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 3 to 4 days. It is best not to freeze them, though, as the eggplant would become soggy.
Ingredients
How to Make Eggplant Parmigiana Patties
Slice the eggplant and cook it in a pan of hot vegetable oil until the slices are golden on both sides.
Melt the butter in a pan on the stove, add the garlic, and cook it until it is fragrant. Add the tomato sauce and allow it to simmer for 10 minutes.
Arrange half of the eggplant slices on top of a sheet of pizza dough and top them with mozzarella, tomato sauce, parmesan, basil, and the remaining eggplant slices.
Slice the eggplant and cook it in a pan of hot vegetable oil until the slices are golden on both sides.
Place the remaining sheet of pizza dough on top and cut each stack into a patty. Pinch the edges of the dough together to seal.
Arrange half of the eggplant slices on top of a sheet of pizza dough and top them with mozzarella, tomato sauce, parmesan, basil, and the remaining eggplant slices.
Fry the patties in a pan of hot oil until golden on both sides and cooked through.
Place the remaining sheet of pizza dough on top and cut each stack into a patty. Pinch the edges of the dough together to seal.
Serve and enjoy!
Fry the patties in a pan of hot oil until golden on both sides and cooked through.
Serve and enjoy!
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