This Low Calorie Roasted Eggplant with Greek Yogurt and Walnuts for 1/2 of the eggplant! Plus this vegetarian baked eggplant recipe is packed full of protein thanks to the Greek Yogurt and walnuts.
Ingredients You’ll Need:
- 1 large eggplan
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Olive oil spray
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Low Calorie Roasted Eggplant with Greek Yogurt and Walnuts
Healthy Roasted Eggplant Meal Prep and Storage
Meal Prep: You can make this ahead of time, just don’t add any of the toppings, Add the cooked eggplant to a meal prep container, and the yogurt and nuts to separate containers.
Storage: Will hold in the fridge for 5 days.
Reheating: Add to a baking sheet and pop in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-20 minutes until hot. You can also microwave for 2 minutes.
Low Calorie Roasted Eggplant with Greek Yogurt and Walnuts
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Low Calorie Roasted Eggplant with Greek Yogurt and Walnuts
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant about 2 pounds
- 1 tablespoon salt
- Olive oil spray
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ½ cup Greek Yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Slice the eggplant in half lengthwise.
- With the tip of a knife, score the eggplant flesh deeply in a diamond cross-hatch pattern.
- Sprinkle salt over the surface of the eggplant halves, and into the cuts. Set aside, cut side up, for 30 min.
- Preheat the oven to 400° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Gently squeeze the eggplant over the sink to extract the juice, then pat dry with a paper towel.
- Place the eggplant halves cut side up on the prepared baking sheet. Spray each half with olive oil, and sprinkle with paprika and pepper.
- Flip over so the cut sides are facing down on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 1 hour, remove from the oven and let sit for 15 minutes before flipping over.
- Top each with Greek Yogurt and chopped walnuts, serve hot.
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About the Author
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