Entrées, Eggplant calzone – Cuisinart Elite DLC-XPN User Manual

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ENTRÉES

1

RECIPE

P

IZZA

D

OUGH

*

(

PAG

E

13)

1

GARLIC

CLOVE

¾

TEASPOON

DRIED

BASIL

¼

CUP

FRESH

PARSLEY

6

OUNCES

MOZZARELLA

CHEESE

,

COLD

AND

CUT

INTO

1-

INCH

PIECES

6

PITTED

BLACK

OLIVES

½

RED

ONION

,

ABOUT

OUNCES

1

SMALL

EGGPLANT

,

ABOUT

10

OUNCES

,

QUARTERED

LENGTHWISE

TABLESPOONS

EXTRA

VIRGIN

OLIVE

OIL

,

DIVIDED

¼

CUP

RICOTTA

CHEESE

¼

TEASPOON

KOSHER

SALT

¼

TEASPOON

FRESHLY

GROUND

BLACK

PEPPER

C

ORNMEAL

FOR

SPRINKLING

Makes 2 large or 4 small calzones

Approximate pr

eparation time: 1 hour for the pizza dough,

25 minutes plus about 30 minutes baking and resting time

Prepar

e the Pizza Dough and let rise.

Insert the large metal chopping blade into the lar

ge work bowl

of the Cuisinart

®

Food Processor

. Process the garlic, basil and

parsley together until finely chopped, about 10 seconds. Add

the mozzarella and the olives to the work bowl and pulse to

coarsely chop, about 8 to 10 pulses. Transfer mixtur

e to a large

mixing bowl.

Insert the slicing disc assembly, adjusted to 4mm, to the lar

ge

work bowl of the Cuisinart

®

Food Processor

. Using medium

pressur

e, slice the onion and then the eggplant. Heat 1

tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once oil

is hot and shimmers across the pan, add the onion and sauté

until softened, about 8 minutes. Pour the remaining oil into the

pan and add the eggplant; cook until tender, about 10 to 12

minutes. Add vegetables to mixing bowl and stir in the ricotta

with salt and pepper; mix ingredients together well.

Preheat the oven to 450ºF

. If using a baking stone, place it on

the rack. Sprinkle a nonstick baking sheet or pizza peel with

cornmeal.

Punch down the pizza dough and divide into 2 or 4 equal balls.

Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rest for 10 minutes.

Lightly flour the work surface. Roll into rounds, 12 inches each

in diameter for 2 balls and 8 inches in diameter for 4 balls. Place equal

amounts of the eggplant filling over half of the dough rounds, leaving a

1-inch border

.

Brush the border of the dough lightly with water

. Fold the dough over the

filling and press fir

mly to seal the edges. Then make overlapping folds

around the edges of the calzone. Use a serrated knife to make thr

ee 1-inch

slashes on the top of each calzone for the steam to escape. Place on a

cornmeal-dusted baker’

s peel and transfer to the preheated baking stone,

or place on a cornmeal-dusted baking sheet and place in the hot oven.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the dough is baked through and is a deep

golden brown. T

ransfer to a rack to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Calzones may be served hot or at room temperatur

e. Leftover calzones

should be wrapped in foil or plastic wrap and refrigerated. Re-war

m in a

375ºF oven before serving; micr

owaving is not recommended.

*The pizza dough recipe may yield mor

e than necessary for these

calzones; should you have leftover dough, it does freeze well. T

o fr

eeze,

wrap airtight in double thickness of plastic wrap.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 12 servings):

Calories 360 (27% from fat)

|

carb. 53g

|

pro. 14g

|

fat 11g

|

sat. fat 4g

|

chol. 22mg

|

sod. 565mg

|

calc. 157mg

|

fiber 3g

A great make-ahead dish to take to a picnic or tailgating party

.

EGGPLANT CALZONE

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