114 italian eggplant recipes

Breaded eggplant slices rolled around a ricotta and mozzarella filling, then baked in homemade tomato sauce with Parmesan. A vegetarian Italian casserole with golden, crispy edges.

Roasted eggplant and pepper salad with celery, garlic, black olives, red wine vinegar, and oregano. A make-ahead Italian antipasto served at room temperature.

Enjoy the summer with this scrumptious dish made with a zesty tomato sauce and lots of ooey gooey mozzarella cheese.

This classic Italian Eggplant Parmesan is a family fav!

Multiple layers of Italian flavour. Salami, roasted peppers, eggplant and cheese sandwiched in between crusty Italian bread.

Cheesy eggplant parmigiana layers crisp breaded fried eggplant with a garlicky tomato-basil sauce and plenty of Parmesan and mozzarella, baked bubbling and golden. The classic Italian vegetarian comfort dish.

Cheesy, oozy and juicy casserole. A delicious way to use up the eggplant without putting too many calories on you.

Classic Sicilian caponata with fried eggplant, plum tomatoes, green olives, capers, and pine nuts in a tangy vinegar-sugar agrodolce. Serve chilled as an appetizer or relish.

In Sicily bistecche like these are served as an antipasto, a contorno, or, when a charcoal fire is going, as one of many dishes in a mixed grill.

Homemade eggplant ravioli with a smooth pureed filling in fresh egg pasta, served with a Madeira and tomato cream sauce. A vegetarian Italian project recipe worth every minute.

Eggplant manicotti stuffs pasta shells with garlic-roasted eggplant, charred red pepper, and tomato, then tops them with a creamy spinach-cottage cheese sauce. A lighter take on the Italian classic.

Caponata di melanzane with eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, capers, olives, and anchovies. A bold Sicilian appetizer that improves as it sits at room temperature for hours.

Italian vegetable stew with eggplant, potatoes, tomatoes, bell pepper, and briny black olives. Rustic Southern Italian peasant dish that tastes even better the next day, served hot or at room temperature.

This was FANTASTIC!! I am not a huge fan of eggplant, but I recently tried baba ganoush at a restaurant. I really, really liked it so I had to find a recipe to try at home. This was a huge success. Very easy recipe to make and very, very tasty!!

Quick baba ghanoush with steamed eggplant, tahini, lemon, garlic, and a hint of cumin. The 13-minute version that skips the smoky char in favor of pure, clean eggplant flavor.

A rustic Sicilian appetizer of pan-fried eggplant simmered in a sweet-and-sour sauce with olives, capers, pine nuts, and tomato. Served at room temperature for bold Mediterranean flavor.