Directions
When you don’t know what to prepare or if guests suddenly come to your house and start chewing on the chairs, don’t panic, we have the recipe for you.
These eggplant, pesto, and pecorino rolls are a very easy and quick dish that you can prepare with a few ingredients, even if your fridge is empty.
Before grilling the aubergines, let them rest with a sprinkle of salt for at least 30 minutes, in this way you can cook them much faster.
Be careful of the oil: the aubergines have portentous absorbent virtues and since the pesto is already fat enough, avoid seasoning them too much.
Ingredients for making eggplant, pesto and pecorino rolls
4 servings
- 3 medium-sized aubergines
- 80 grams of pine nuts
- 1 glass of oil
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 80 grams of basil leaves
- 100 grams of sweet Tuscan pecorino
- salt and pepper
- mint leaves
- 2 tablespoons of sweet soy sauce
How to prepare eggplant, pesto and pecorino rolls
Cut the aubergines lengthwise, into 1 cm thick slices.
Sprinkle them with coarse salt and arrange them one on top of the other in a colander.
Wait at least 30 minutes, then rinse, pat dry and grill them for a couple of minutes on each side.
Season with salt, pepper, mint leaves, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce and a drizzle of EVOO.
I know what you’re going to object: soy sauce, why?
Because it creates a crazy harmony by adding an umami touch that triggers the flavor of the eggplants. Try it and you will not regret it. Just use a mild soy sauce, otherwise, it will enhance the bitterness. If it’s too salty, just add a pinch of sugar and stir.
For making basil pesto, put everything in the blender and be merciless. There is no time today for the mortar…
Cut pecorino into sticks.
Season the aubergines with abundant pesto that you will spread like a green Nutella, put a piece of pecorino in the middle, roll up and serve the definitive aubergine rolls. Vamos!
Which wine to pair with eggplant, pesto and pecorino rolls?
We choose a fragrant and hypnotic white wine like Camillo Donati’s Malvasia di Candia. Champagne or Prosecco are tasty options too.
If you want to pair a cocktail, choose the grit of Gin and Tonic.
