Dipped in a mixture of almond flour, garlic and parmesan, these fried eggplant slices are sure to please.
Garlic Parmesan Fried Eggplant
Author: Carolyn at alldayidreamaboutfood.com
Recipe type: Side Dish
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup LC-Almond Flour
- 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste
- ½ teaspoon pepper
- ¼ to ½ cup butter, coconut oil or other cooking oil
Instructions
- Slice eggplant into ⅓ inch thick slices and arrange in a single layer. Sprinkle with salt and let sit 30 minutes.
- Blot eggplant dry with a paper towel.
- In a shallow bowl, whisk egg.
- In a larger bowl, whisk together almond flour, Parmesan, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 to 2 tbsp butter or oil over medium heat.
- Dip each slice of eggplant in egg, shaking off excess, then dredge in almond flour mixture and shake off excess.
- Working in batches, arrange eggplant slices in skillet and fry until coating is browned and crisp, a few minutes per side. Remove and let drain on a paper towel lined plate.
- Add more oil and more eggplant slices to the pan. You may need to do 3 or even 4 batches, depending on the size of your skillet.
- Each serving has 10 g of carbs and 4 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 6 g.
How many slices of eggplant are in a serving? I need to count carbs for my diabetic son and it would help. Thank you,
I would say 2-3 slices depending on how big your slices are since eggplants vary in size.