Eggplant Parmesan Pizza Recipe | Ooni Pizza Oven How To
Eggplant parmesan, but make it pizza. This eggplant parmigiana pizza was inspired by a trip to Ischia, Italy where I encountered the dish in a simple, perfect form. The best ingredients, honored properly. Eggplant fried simply and gently in local olive oil, the best tomato sauce, fresh mozzarella cheese, and basil plucked right off the plant and on to the dish. It’s simple, like it’s supposed to be, when the flavors synthesize, it takes me right back. I hope you enjoy this delicious eggplant parm pizza! One Love!
For this bake in the Ooni Koda 16 I’m using the recipe in my homemade sourdough pizza dough recipe and how to. If you’re using store bought dough check out my video on How to Make Store Bought Dough Awesome. If you enjoyed please subscribe to the Santa Barbara Baker YouTube Channel and share with your pizza friends and fam. Thank you and much love to all that have!
Eggplant Parmesan Pizza
Ingredients
- 1-2 Small Eggplant Sliced into 1/4 in. thick rounds.
- 100 g Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
- 3-4 oz World's Best Pizza Sauce I use Bianco DiNapoli Whole Peeled Tomatoes. (recipe). Super quick and easy!
- Fresh Basil Generous handful. I like to go big, but apply as you like!
- Olive Oil
- 1 dough ball Pizza Dough A naturally fermented (sourdough) recipe & guide. Using store bought dough? Check out my vid on How to Make Store Bought Dough Awesome!
Instructions
To prepare the eggplant
- Working in batched fry sliced eggplant in pan filled with 1/2 in. olive oil over medium high heat till nicely browned on both sides. This should take 3-5 minutes.
- Transfer to a paper towel lined plate and immediately salt generously. Let cool briefly before topping pizza.
Eggplant Parmigiana Pizza
- Watch the video for the full how to!
- Preheat your Ooni Pizza Oven for at least 30 minutes, I like to heat the center of the oven deck to around 850f before loading this style of pizza.
- Begin building the pizza by adding the sliced eggplant to the stretched pizza dough.
- Add fresh mozzarella tearing the cheese with your hands for a rustic look.
- Using a small spoon apply the World's Best Tomato Sauce. It's easy to over sauce, use caution when applying.
- Add a generous amount of basil leaves pushing them in amongst the mozzarella cheese and sauce.
- Drizzle generously with olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
- Let the crust set on a wire rack for a least 20 seconds. Top with additional fresh basil if desired. Slice, serve immediately. I serve my pizza on this 14" Wooden Pizza Peel.
Notes
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