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Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese

Last Updated October 29, 2021. Published June 17, 2015 By Rosemary 7 Comments

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Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, a fast and easy appetizer. Four ingredients, so simple and so delicious.

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious/anitalianinmykitchen.com

When it comes to summer there are a few recipes that I look so forward to making and eating. This Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, my friends, is one of them.

Nothing like grilled Eggplant or Zucchini to start off the summer.With all this beautiful weather my vegetable garden is growing incredibly  well, which means it needs constant care, from weeding to watering to tying up the tomato plants, it doesn’t leave me too much time for preparing lunch.

 

hot or cold grilled eggplant caprese

Fortunately the summer provides a lot of veggies perfect for fast and easy.I usually use a small pan grill to grill my vegetables, no need to start the barbecue every time. I prefer to use the round light purple eggplant instead of the longer ones.

Top with a nice thick tomato slice, choose a ripe but firm tomato, another thick slice of fresh mozzarella, some fresh basil, a sprinkle of salt and oregano and a drizzle of olive oil. This dish is wonderful served with bruschetta.

hot or cold grilled eggplant caprese

If you like it hot, slip it under a hot grill for a few minutes, just so that the mozzarella starts to melt, but not too much or it just becomes too watery.

This Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese dish becomes the perfect side dish, main dish or appetizer, you decide.

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious/anitalianinmykitchen.com

To tell the truth I was never a real tomato lover, when my sister came to visit for the first time, she would go to my mother-in-law’s garden take a tomato wipe it on her sleeve and she would proceed to eat it like an apple,  I could never figure that out!

But now I wonder how I could live without tomatoes and I think Caprese is fast becoming my new favorite word. Buon Appetito!

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious/anitalianinmykitchen.com

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious/anitalianinmykitchen.com

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese

Rosemary Molloy
Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 5 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian
Servings 5
Calories 246 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 5 eggplant 1/4 inch slices (1/2 centimeter) (round eggplant is best to use light purple in color)
  • 5 thick slices tomato (not too ripe, must be firm)
  • 5 slices fresh mozzarella
  • 5-7 leaves fresh basil chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano 1/2 gram
  • pinch or two of salt
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil for drizzling

Instructions
 

  • (place slices of eggplant in a medium bowl and sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt, let sit 20 minutes then drain but do not rinse)
    Using a pan grill or barbecue grill the slices of eggplant until soft. 
  • For hot grilled eggplant, place grilled eggplant slices on a parchment paper lined cookie sheet, top with 1 slice of tomato, 1 slice of mozzarella (if you like sprinkle some freshly grated Parmesan cheese on top of the mozzarella) then sprinkle with oregano, salt, fresh chopped basil leaves and drizzle with olive oil. Place under broiler and broil for a few minutes, just until mozzarella starts to melt, or it will become too watery.
  • For the cold grilled eggplant the same as the hot except do not broil.
  • Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 246kcal
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Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious/anitalianinmykitchen.com

Easy Hot or Cold Grilled Eggplant Caprese, the perfect summer appetizer, side dish or main dish. Fast, easy and incredibly delicious.

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    1. Frank says

      January 16, 2021 at 3:00 am

      5 stars
      Those thin eggplants are typically called “Japanese” eggplants

      Reply
    2. Veronica says

      January 29, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Rosemary,

      Just wanted to let you know that I make this recipe a lot since you first posted it on your blog and I can’t get enough of it!

      Reply
      • Rosemary says

        January 30, 2017 at 11:04 am

        Hi Veronica, thanks so glad you enjoy it. 🙂

        Reply
    3. Katherines Corner says

      June 23, 2015 at 1:08 am

      Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop Watch for your feature tomorrow xo

      Reply
    4. Veronica@downcakerylane says

      June 22, 2015 at 11:46 pm

      Rosemary, what a delicious looking dish!! I’m still a bit wary of tomatoes- but I can eat them like in this dish- I can’t eat them like an apple- something my mom does all the time, lol. I’m putting eggplant on the grocery list for this week 🙂

      Reply
      • Rose says

        June 24, 2015 at 5:20 pm

        Hi Veronica, hope you enjoy it, let me know, have a great day.

        Reply
    5. Marisa Franca @ All Our Way says

      June 17, 2015 at 4:54 pm

      Nothing like fresh fruit from the garden to feast on. I love bringing the veggies in and then enjoying them. This is a great recipe — easy but tasty. Thank you for sharing.

      Reply

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