Roasted Vegetable Pesto Roll Ups with Baby Bocconcini
Ingredients
- 2-3 eggplants, preferably long and thin ones
- 3-4 zucchinis, ideally about the same length as the eggplants
- 6 tbsp olive oil
- 3 red capsicums
- 300g ricotta
- 2 Tbsp pesto
- 1 container of baby bocconcini, drained
- 50g pine nuts, toasted
- basil leaves, to serve
Method
1. Preheat oven to 180C
2. Cut each eggplant and zucchini into 0.75cm slices lengthways.
3. Line a baking tray with baking paper and arrange the eggplant slices in the tray. Brush them with olive oil and season.
4. Roast for ~ 20 minutes until softened. Remove from the oven and place eggplant slices on some kitchen paper.
5. Repeat the process for the zucchini slices.
6. Line a baking tray with baking paper and arrange whole capsicums on the tray. Roast for ~30 minutes or until they are slightly charged and collapsed.
7. Remove from the oven and place into a plastic bag. Tie the bag and allow to cool. When cool enough to handle, deseed and remove the skin. Cut into quarters.
8. Mix the ricotta and pesto with a little seasoning.
9. Put an eggplant slice on your work surface and spread with a little ricotta mix. Cover with a zucchini slice and spread with a little more ricotta mix. Top with a pepper slice, then roll up from one end and secure with a toothpick if necessary. Place on a platter and repeat with the remaining vegetables and ricotta mix to make 12 rollups.
10. Arrange the bocconcini in the spaces between the roll-ups.
11. Drizzle a little oil over the roll-ups, then scatter with pine nuts and basil leaves.