Fresh From Florida: Make a Tasty Dish of Florida Eggplant, Tomato and Mozzarella Melt
By Space Coast Daily // January 9, 2021
Fresh From Florida Recipe
ABOVE VIDEO: Fresh From Florida shows you how to make Florida eggplant, tomato and mozzarella melt.
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Fresh From Florida shows you how to make Florida eggplant, tomato and mozzarella melt.
INGREDIENTS
■ 1 Florida eggplant sliced 1/4 inch thick
■ 2 Florida tomatoes, sliced
■ 1 pound fresh mozzarella, sliced
■ Olive oil
■ 8 slices rustic bread or rolls
■ Sea salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
PREPARATION
■ Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly drizzle olive oil onto the sliced eggplant and season with salt and pepper.
■ Place the eggplant on a cookie sheet and in the oven.
■ Cook eggplant in the oven for 10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove the eggplant from the oven and turn the oven to broil.
■ Lightly drizzle the bread with olive oil, and toast under the broiler.
■ Remove the bread from the broiler when it is toasted. To assemble the sandwich layer the eggplant, tomato, and mozzarella.
■ Place the sandwich back under the broiler to melt the cheese. Remove sandwich from oven and serve warm.
