Keto Vegetarian Eggplant Rollatini

This Eggplant Rollatini recipe is a twist on a traditional Eggplant Parmesan and this is a vegetarian version. “Rollatini” is an Americanized version of the Italian word “involtini,” which describes small bundles of food made by rolling thin slices of meat or produce around a filling. 

Here I, have pan fried eggplant slices instead of deep frying. For the sauce have used my Keto Homemade Roasted Tomato Sauce. While this was baking in the oven great aroma of all deliciousness filled my kitchen. Try this and you will love it. This recipe works great as a vegetarian side for potluck & parties.

Serves - 4
Ingredients
2 Large Eggplants/Brinjals
1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
½ Cup Keto Roasted Tomato Sauce
1 Medium Red Onion
2 Clove Garlic - Minced
2 Tablespoons Coriander or Basil Leaves - chopped
Salt & Red Pepper Flakes - to taste
½ Cup Homemade Basil Pesto 
½ Cup Greek Yogurt / Hung Curd
100 Grams Feta Cheese
1/3 Cup Pizza Cheese
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander / Basil Leaves - for garnish
Method
For The Sauce

Heat olive oil in a pan. Saute chopped onion, minced garlic until translucent. Add roasted tomato sauce, salt, red pepper flakes and cook until the sauce thickens.
Prepare The Eggplants

Trim off the ends of the eggplants. Slice them lengthwise into ¼ inch slices. Salt the eggplant slices generously and place them in a colander. Set aside for 20 minutes to draw moisture out of the eggplant.
Then rinse off the slices in water and pat them dry using paper towels.

Brush the slices with olive oil on both sides. Heat a griddle and roast the eggplants for about 5 minutes per side until browned. 

Set aside and allow to cool.

For The Stuffing
In a bowl, combine thick basil pesto, greek yogurt and feta cheese. Mix well and season to taste.

Place the pesto mixture on the broader side of an eggplant slice (about a teaspoon of the filling), gently roll it away from you and place it in the baking try with seam side facing down.

Continue with the remaining eggplant slices.
Preheat oven to 180°C.
To Assemble

Spread the sauce on the bottom of a baking dish. 

Arrange all the rolled eggplants.

Again spread a layer of tomato sauce.

Sprinkle with pizza cheese on top and basil leaves. Cover with foil, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 minutes or until the sauce is bubbly and cheese is golden brown. 

Remove from the oven.

Garnish with chopped cilantro and serve.
The combination of flavors and textures is fantastic. The filling offers a bright, creamy contrast to the silky eggplant, and the pesto adds delicious taste.  Enjoy! 
My Notes
Instead of greek yogurt you can use extra-firm tofu or paneer/cottage cheese.

Labels: Eggplant, Brinjal, Vegetarian, Cheese, Keto, Low Carb, Baked, Feta Cheese, Pesto Sauce, Holiday Side Dish, American, International Cuisine

Welcome to Holiday Side Dish Week 2025. See below for different side dish recipes to help you plan your holiday meals. Friday Holiday Side Dish Recipes

 

• Homemade Green Bean Casserole by Hezzi-D's Recipe Box
• Baked Pumpkin Rice Casserole by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Sweet Potato and Leek Gratin by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Smashed Sweet Potatoes and Apples by Jolene's Recipe Journal
• Keto Vegetarian Eggplant Rollatini by Sneha's Recipe
• Pear Compote by Art of Natural Living
• Creamy Baked Orzo by A Kitchen Hoor's Adventures
• Cheese Stuffed Garlic Rolls by Magical Ingredients

Onion Cheese Scones#BreadBakers

While baking these scones there spread a beautiful aroma in the house and I got so excited while these were baking. When I took a bite, the aroma of onion spread in my mouth! Super tasty! There is a slight sweetness in these scones. This was easy to make and a perfect accompaintment to soup.

Do try this you will definitely make it again and again they are that good and easy to make!
This recipe uses cake flour, I have made my own cake flour.
To Make Homemade Cake flour
190 Grams All Purpose Flour + 10 Grams Corn Flour
Mix both well togather and your cake flour is ready.

Makes about 12 scones
Ingredients
200 Grams Homemade Cake flour
8 Grams Baking powder
10 Grams Cane Sugar Or Granulated Sugar　
⅛ Teaspoon Salt
50 Grams Cold Unsalted Butter -
60 Grams White Onion - finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
10 Grams Parsley or Coriander leaves- finely chopped
40 Grams Pizza Cheese
1 Egg
60 Grams Milk (+more for brush the top～1Teaspoon)
Method

Preheat the oven to 392 °F/200℃ with both elements on.
Cut the butter into 1cm cubes and cool it in the refrigerator.
Chop onion and add Olive oil mix well. Microwave for a minute. Cool it in the fridge.
Beat the egg well.
Combine the dry ingredients and mix together with a whisk. Add the butter, using fingertips, until the mixture resembles coarse meal Do not over mix. Add onion, parsley, pizza cheese and mix. Add beaten egg, soy milk or milk and mix. Do not over mix or knead.

Using your palm or a bench scrapper , flatten the dough to thick sqaure and keep folding the dough on top of each other for 4 times like a laminated dough by lightly flouring your work surface.

Then again flatten to a square ie. 2.5cm thick/ 1" inch thick. Cut to 4 pieces. Cut each piece into 3 squares i.e is you will get total 12 pieces. Place scones on the tray. Brush the tops of the scones with milk.

Bake for 20 to 22 minutes in a preheated the oven at 200°C or until well risen and golden-brown.  

Break top it with cream cheese then marmalade. Enjoy them warm or with a bowl of soup.

Labels: Biscuits & Cookies, Savory, Scones, Baked, Bread Bakers, Onion, Parsley, Cheese, International Cuisine

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient. If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to foodlustpeoplelove@gmail.com.
We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.
This month’s theme is Scones.

• Filled Ginger Scones from A Messy Kitchen
• Fresh Peach Scones from The Wimpy Vegetarian
• Gingerbread Scones from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Irish Scones from Cook with Renu
• Onion Cheese Scones from Sneha's Recipe
• Preserved Lemon Scones from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Tattie Scones from Food Lust People Love

Orange Chocolate Cake#Alphabet Challenge

Made this Orange Chocolate Cake for our community Rosary held at my place. It's a moist and soft cake. 

The orange chocolate gives a awesome flavor to the cake.

Ingredients
3 Cups All Purpose Flour
250 Grams Salted Butter
2 Cups Sugar
1½ Teaspoon Baking powder
150 Grams Orange Chocolate - chopped
¼ Cup Milk
1 Cup Buttermilk
½ Teaspoon Orange essence
5 Eggs 
Method

Grease and line 10 to 12 inch rectangle or square baking pan. Preheat the oven at 180°C.
Sieve the flour and baking powder, keep aside
In a microwave bowl add ¼ cup milk and the chopped orange chocolate and for 30 seconds bursts till the chocolate melts. Mix it and keep aside.

In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar till light and fluffy, then add the eggs one at a time and continue whisking till it's creamy, add the essence and whisk again. Add the flour and buttermilk , till the flour and buttermilk is incorporated. Divide the batter into two equal parts, to one part add the melted chocolate and mix it with a spatula till well incorporated.

Pour the white batter in the prepared pan and spread it evenly with a spatula. Then pour the chocolate batter and gently spread the batter evenly. 

Bake for 40 to 45 minutes or till a toothpick inserted comes out clean. 

Cool it completely,

Slice & Enjoy!! 

Labels: Orange Chocolate, Cakes, Buttermilk, Choctoberfest, Baked, Alphabet Challenge

Let's take a look at the recipes being shared today with Alphabet "O" 

 Karen’s Kitchen Stories: Cranberry Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies 

Sneha’s Recipe: Orange Chocolate Cake 

Jolene’s Recipe Journal: Orzo with Parmesan and Basil 

Food Lust People Love: Jersey Octopus Ceviche 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Overnight Oats 

Blogghetti: Easy White Chocolate Covered Oreos 

A Messy Kitchen: Citrus Marinated Chicken 

Mayuri’s Jikoni: Orange Avocado Salad 

Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck Survive Despite a Whiskered Accomplice: Sheet Pan Italian Olive Oil Summer Vegetables

Culinary Cam: Octopus: Takoyaki, a Japanese Snack Food, from a Santa Cruz Apartment
Magical Ingredients: Onion Oaxaca Dip

Pesto Pasta Muffins#SundayFunday

Had 2 cups of leftover pesto pasta, made muffins for breakfast the next morning, These are delicious and easy to bake for breakfast and a perfect way to use leftover pasta.

Makes 8 Muffins
Ingredients
2 Cups Leftover Pesto Pasta
2 Eggs
1 Cheese Slice - cut into tiny pieces
1/3 Cup Grated Mozzarella Cheese
Method 

In a bowl beat the eggs lightly, mix rest of the ingredients with a spoon. Pour into slicion molds and bake at 180°C in a preheated oven for 18 - 20 minutes. 

Serve with tomato ketchup. Enjoy!! 
Labels: Mozzarella Cheese,Sunday Funday, Pasta, Pesto Sauce, Muffins, Baked, Breakfast, Sunday Funday

For Sunday Funday we are sharing Muffin Recipes.

This week’s Sunday Funday is hosted by Amy by Amy’s Cooking Adventures

Sunday Funday

Muffins

• Blueberry Muffins by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Blueberry Muffins, Eggfree by Mayuri's Jikoni
• Parmesan Herb Muffins by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Pesto Pasta Muffins by Sneha's Recipe

Veggie Mini Vol-au-Vents#SundayFunday

These are excellent party appetizers, try them and your guest will enjoy them. We enjoyed these, could not stop at one, so make more in case, your guest ask for another one.

Ingredients 

15 Mini Vol-au-vents Shells - used ready shells
For the Filling 

¼ Cup Finely Chopped French Beans
¼ Cup Finely Chopped Carrots
¼ Cup Green Peas
1 Cup Bechamel Sauce

¼  Teaspoon Mixed Herbs

¼  Teaspoon Red Chilly Flakes

Salt to taste 

Cheddar Cheese as required
Method

Parboil all the veggies and keep aside.
In a sauce pan heat the Bechamel Sauce, mix well to make it smooth and lump free, add rest of the ingredients except the cheese. Taste for salt and add accordingly. Keep aside to cool.

To Assemble 
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees, turning both the elements on ( i.e. grill rod too). 

Take each shell and core it with a spoon carefully so that you do not break right into the bottom ( this is to give a little depth).  Like wise prepare all the shells.  Arrange them in a lined tray.

Place a teaspoon of filling

Grate the cheese on top

Place it in the oven bake  till the cheese melts say about 7 -10 minutes or so.

Serve and Enjoy!!

Labels :  Vol-au-Vents, Vegetarian, Cheddar Cheese, Party pleasers, Baked, Puff Pastry, Bechamel Sauce, Sunday Funday

Tea Party 

• Banana Peanut Butter Cookies by Food Lust People Love
• Caramel Apple Tea Rub for Pork by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chamomile Spring Veggie Chowder by Culinary Cam
• Ginger Basil Tea by Amy's Cooking Adventures
• Veggie Mini Vol-au-Vents by Sneha's Recipe

Baked Beans Bruschetta#SundayFunday

A simple bruschetta recipe with baked beans served on  slices of French or Italian bread.  This   Italian appetizer / breakfast bruschetta is pronounced  as“brusketta”.  As such there is no specific recipe for  making this,  you can make your own version with leftovers  too.  This was our cheesy, filling, quick morning breakfast.

Ingredients
1 French Loaf - cut into 1-inch thick slices
1 Cup Baked Beans
1 Small Onion - chopped
1 Small Green Bell pepper / Capsicum - chopped
1 Teaspoon Heaped Italian seasoning
Grated Cheddar cheese as required
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
Salt to taste
1 Teaspoon Oil 

Method

Preheat oven at 200°C with both the elements on.
In pan heat the onion sauté the onions till soft and translucent add the bell pepper and baked bean, with the Italian seasoning and sauté for a minute. Taste for salt add if necessary, take off flame and cool it a little.

Arrange the slices of the bread on a lined baking tray. Spread the baked  bean mixture on each slices equally and the  grated  cheese on all and sprinkle  a dash of Italian seasoning.

Grill all the slices in a tray for 5 minutes on grill mode in preheated oven at 200°C or till the cheese melts.

Ta..da..  breakfast is  ready .

You might also like to look at this recipe
Cheesy Bruschetta 
Labels: Breakfast, Appetizer, Kids delight, Baked, French Loaf,  Bruschetta, Baked Beans, Italian seasonings, Italy, International Cuisine, Sunday Funday

For Sunday Funday we are celebrating National Grill Cheese Month, check the recipes shared..

• Baked Beans Bruschetta by Sneha's Recipe
• DIY Grilled Cheese Bar by Culinary Cam
• Grilled Cheese and Avocado by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Grilled Provolone with Turkey, Prosciutto, Spinach, and Jalapeños by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Home Cured Corned Beef and Gruyère Toasties by Food Lust People Love
• Jalapeño Popper Grilled Cheese by Amy's Cooking Adventures

Baked Vegetables Pasta Less Lasagna#SundayFunday

A delicious vegetable lasagna no pasta noodles necessary! Yes, it’s all veggies, cheeses and  sauce for a tasty comforting vegetarian dinner. (You won’t miss the noodles!)
6 inch Pyrex dish
Serves 2 as a complete meal

Ingredients
Cheese Sauce
¾ Cup Homemade Pasta Sauce
To Sauté Vegetables
1 Tablespoons Oil
1 Teaspoon Butter
1 Tablespoons Finely Chopped Garlic
1 Medium Onion - diced into small cubes
½ Cup Boiled Sweet Corn
1 Cup Diced Colored Capsicum - small cubes
1 Large Tomato - de seeded and diced
½ Teaspoon Oregano
½ Teaspoon Red Chilli flakes
½ Teaspoon Salt or to taste
10 White Bread Slices 
150 Grams Cheeza Cheese 
Method
For The Veggies 

Heat oil in a pan add the chopped garlic sauté for a minute add onions and sauté this for a minute add rest of the veggies, salt and dry spices sauté for 2 minutes stirring continuously then add tomato and sauté just for a minute. Keep aside to cool.
For The Bread

Flatten the bread slices with a rolling pin thinly
Assembling The Lasagna

Grease a oven proof glass dish/Pyrex dish 6 inch, spread 2 - 3 tablespoon red sauce, then on it drizzle a tablespoon heaped white sauce, arrange a layer of bread slices to cover the bottom leaving no gap ( fill the gaps of the dish), again spread red and white sauce over the slices/ base, spread little of the veggies and then a layer of processed & mozzarella cheese( I used cheeza). 

Again spread white and red sauce and on top the layer of veggies , a layer of cheese to cover it again white and red sauce, a layer of bread slice covering the base ( no gaps), again red and white sauce, layer of veggies again cheese bread slices, again all of the remaining red and white sauce and remaining veggies all of the remaining cheese, arrange for garnishing some diced colored capsicums, a dash of oregano, red chilly flakes.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 15 minutes with both elements on.

Baked Vegetables Pasta Less Lasagna is ready, cut in square and serve immediately. Making Lasagna at home has never been so easy, make your own vegetable Lasagna at home and Enjoy!

Labels: Bread Slices, Bread Slices, Lasagna, Pasta Less , Pasta sauce, Cheese Sauce, Coloured Bell Peppers, Sweet Corn, Cheese, Baked, Serves Two, Vegetarian, International Cuisine

For Sunday Funday , we are sharing "Comfort Foods"

Sneha's Recipe: Baked Vegetables Pasta Less Lasagna 

Amy's Cooking Adventures: Broccoli Cheese Pierogi Soup 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Roast Pork Loin with Cherry Sauce 

Karen's Kitchen Stories: BBQ Glazed Meatloaf with Sweet Potatoes and Pearl Onions 

Food Lust People Love: Lemony Spring Vegetable Chicken Soup 

Culinary Cam: Comforting Beef Stroganoff