Eggplant Parmesan
Ingredients
2 Eggplants, peeled and sliced
Aioli (for recipe, see below)
Tomato sauce (for recipe, see below)
Tofu cottage cheese (for recipe see below)
Preparation
Dip the eggplants in Aioli then in breading meal.
Then bake at 375°F in oven for at least 15-20 min and when brown, flip over and bake on other side.
While eggplant is baking, make tomato sauce & tofu cottage cheese.
When the eggplant is done take them out and in a casserole dish, put a layer of tomato sauce, layer of baked eggplant, sprinkle tofu cottage cheese, and repeat two more times.
Bake in oven for another 30 minutes to blend the flavors together.
Aioli
Ingredients
1 cup Silk soy milk, unsweetened
1 ½ tsp. salt
1 tsp onion powder
¼ tsp garlic powder
1 cup oil
1 ½ Tbsp lemon juice
Preparation
1. Place milk, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder in blender. Blend on high; slowly drizzle in oil with machine running.
2. Pour mixture into a bowl; gently fold in lemon juice. Refrigerate.
Tip: This will thicken as it chills. Drizzling the oil slowly is the secret to get Aioli. It should take about 1 minute to add the oil.
Tomato Sauce
Ingredients
2 onions finely diced
3 fresh tomatoes, diced (or 9 Roma tomatoes)
½ cup olive oil
2 Tbsp. tomato paste
2 tsp. paprika
Salt to taste
1 Tbsp of dry basil (at least ¼ cup if fresh)
2 tsp. fresh oregano
2 cloves garlic
Pinch of thyme
1 tsp. maple syrup
Preparation
Sauté onions, then add tomatoes and olive oil. Cook until it becomes soft.
Next, add in the tomato paste, paprika, salt, basil, oregano, garlic, thyme, and maple syrup.
Tofu Cottage Cheese
Ingredients
1 Block of Tofu (firm or soft)
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. onion powder
½ cup mayo (or garlic mayo)
½ tsp. garlic powder
1 Tbsp. parsley flakes
Preparation
Crumble tofu, then mix in seasonings
Afterwards, add mayo and mix together again.
Breading Meal
Ingredients
2 cups gluten-free bread crumbs, fine
½ cup nutritional yeast flakes
½ cup corn meal
2 Tbsp. dried parsley flakes, fine
2 Tbsp. onion powder
2 tsp. garlic powder
1 tsp. paprika or pinch cayenne, (optional)
1 ½ tsp. sea salt (to taste)
Preparation
Mix ingredients well.
Store in covered jar in refrigerator.
