Veggie-stuffed keto eggplant
January 9, 2019
: 2
: 15 min
: 30 min
: 45 min
: Easy
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant (around 300g)
- 50g mushrooms
- 20g onion
- 20g leek
- 5g parsley
- 30g olive oil
- 30g cheese (mozarella, goat cheese etc)
- Salt, pepper, thyme or rosemary to taste
Directions
- Step 1 Preheat the oven to 175°C.
- Step 2 Cut eggplant in half lengthwise, remove pulp, leaving a 1/2cm thick shell.
- Step 3 Spray some olive oil to the shells and bake them in oven for about 10 minutes, until they become light brown inside.
- Step 4 Cube pulp, mushrooms, onion and leek. Saute them with olive oil until crisp and tender and season with parsley, salt, pepper and thyme.
- Step 5 Divide mixture evenly between two eggplant shells, top with cheese.
- Step 6 Bake at 175°C for 20-30 minutes or until they become nice and crisp.
NUTRITION (per portion around 175g)
Energy 215 kcal
Total Fat 19g
Fat Percentage 79%
Net Carbohydrates 4g
Protein 5g
* If higher fat percentage is necessary, then just add some more olive oil
My name is Ingrid Joya. I am educator, coach, therapist, inspirational speaker and a mother for two gorgeous girls and one keto boy. My every day starts and ends with cooking, as inspiring and tiring as it sounds. I educate people on mindful eating and special diets (keto, low carb, gluten and caseine free etc) and provide personal consultations.
My son is on long-term ketogenic diet due to health reasons, that`s where my keto journey started. It was pretty rough in the beginning, but quite soon i realized that even very restricted diet (like keto) can be tasteful, versatile and enjoyable. I have learned that food is also our medicine, it heals our body, feeds our soul and brings us together. There is great power in every herb, flower, fruit and root, and in love we put into cooking. All together it is a playful journey from the ground to the plate.
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