TOMATO & EGGPLANT TOWERS
This recipe is 3 parts... easy but, has steps you need to follow.... start in the order below..
Ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour or cornstarch
3 eggs, lightly beaten
2 cups fresh bread crumbs
1/2 teaspoon salt, plus additional for sprinkling eggplant
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 small eggplant, cut crosswise into 1/4-inch thick slices
Vegetable oil, for deep frying
4 ripe medium to large tomatoes
large bunch of fresh basil
one round of fresh mozzarella
Directions
Place the flour, egg, and bread crumbs each in 3 small bowls. Add the 1/2 teaspoon of salt to the egg and whisk to combine. Season the bread crumbs with some garlic powder and stir with a fork or your hands to thoroughly combine.
Dredge each piece of eggplant in the flour, coating thoroughly and then shaking to remove any excess flour. Coat each piece with the egg, then dredge in the bread crumb mixture, pressing to make the bread crumbs adhere. Transfer the eggplant pieces to a rack or to paper towels to let them dry slightly before frying.
In a deep, heavy skillet heat 1/2-inch of vegetable oil to 375 degrees F. Fry the eggplant pieces, in batches if necessary, for about 1 minute on each side, or until golden brown. Transfer with tongs to paper towels to drain. Sprinkle lightly with salt before building tower.
cut tomatoes into 1/2 “ round slices. set aside to drain
cut the mozzarella round into 1/4” slices
Tomato Vinaigrette
Ingredients
1 cup olive oil
1/cup balsamic vinegar
1package good seasons italian dressing
1 small can of V8 juice
place all into blender or mini cuisinart and blend together 45seconds should do it.
Building the tower
ok..... here we go..
on a small attractive plate place the first tomato, then mozzarella then 3 basil leaves then eggplant slice then tomato , mozzarella, eggplant and finally basil.
lastly you will drizzle by spoon the tomato vinaigrette making it artistic.
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