Greek Roasted Eggplant Recipe

This baked Greek Roasted Eggplant is just loaded with fresh herbs, assorted spices feta cheese, and tomatoes and is perfect for a light lunch or starter appetizer.

Eggplant is so versatile when it comes to toppings and there are many additions we mix and match to change it up, Greek style is one of our favorites combination of flavors.

This easy recipe is baked in around 15 minutes and even low in calories so it's a great addition to your recipe collection for low-carb diets.

I love feta cheese and it gives the eggplant the perfect amount of saltiness.

Keeping this simple or dress it up with a side of tzatziki sauce and some warm homemade pita bread, this is wonderful served for lunch or with the addition of our topping suggestions below.

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Easy to Make Step by Step

1. prepare a baking dish with cooking oil and preheat the oven
2. slice the eggplant, place on paper towels and salt for 30 minutes then rinse the salt off
3. place eggplant in the baking dish
4. top with diced tomatoes, feta, parsley, garlic, and basil, and drizzle with olive oil
5. bake until tender

Other Substitutions and Tips:

• use zucchini in place of eggplant
• for topping substitutions you can mix and match:
• finely minced onion, 
• any kind of peppers
• chopped celery
• sliced olives
• black bean
• any kinds of cheese you prefer
• sliced mushrooms
• fresh spinach or arugula 
• ground seasoned cooked ground lamb or thinly sliced lamb
• serve with tzatziki sauce
• Mear Lovers: try adding some cooked chicken, cook ground lamb or seasoned ground beef, cooked steak, or cubed cooked ham

Ingredients You Will Need Refer to the recipe card below for exact measurements

• small eggplants cut into thick slices
• sliced grape tomatoes
• flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
• garlic finely minced
• dried oregano
• chopped fresh basil
• olive oil
• salt to taste pepper to taste
• Optional: red pepper flakes, lemon wedges, warm pita bread, and a dollop of Greek yogurt

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Delicious Easy Eggplant Appetizers

This eggplant can easily be a side dish, meal, or appetizer.


As I mentioned previously if you have any leftovers it makes the best sandwiches in pita bread warmed and add some lettuce or fresh spinach with your favorite Greek sauce or yogurt and this is a whole wonderful lunch or dinner.


The eggplant cooks quickly and is so flavorful and takes hardly any time to prepare.


This Greek Eggplant is even elegant enough to serve when hosting a dinner party.

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Greek, American

Yield: 12

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Baked Greek Eggplant Slices

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 15 MinTotal time: 25 Min

Thick slices of baked eggplant with feta cheese, herbs, garlic, and grape tomatoes. A perfect light side dish with any summer meal.

Ingredients

• 2 small eggplants cut into thick slices
• around 1/2 cup of sliced grape tomatoes (enough for each slice of eggplant)
• 3 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley finely chopped
• 3 cloves of garlic finely minced
• dried oregano
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• salt to taste
• pepper to taste
• Optional: red pepper flakes, lemon wedges, warm pita bread, and a dollop of Greek yogurt

Instructions

1. Slice the eggplants 1 inch thick slices and place them on paper towels.
2. Sprinkle lightly with salt and let sit for 30 minutes to drain and absorb the liquid on the paper towels.
3. Rinse the eggplant under cold water to rinse off the salt.
4. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
5. Place the sliced eggplant on the parchment paper and brush each one with olive oil.
6. Add the ingredients below to each slice:
7. feta cheese, minced garlic, tomato halves, flat-leaf parsley, basil, and dried oregano.
8. Bake in a preheated oven at 400 degrees until the eggplant is softened around 15 to 25 minutes depending on how soft you prefer your vegetables.
9. Salt and pepper to taste if desired.
10. Serve with red pepper flakes, lemon wedges, warm pita bread, and a dollop of tzatziki sauce

Notes

Other Substitutions and Tips:

• use zucchini in place of eggplant
• for topping substitutions you can mix and match:
• finely minced onion, 
• any kind of peppers
• chopped celery
• black beans or chickpeas
• sliced mushrooms
• fresh spinach or arugula 
• ground seasoned cooked ground lamb or thinly sliced lamb
• serve with tzatziki sauce
• Mear Lovers: try adding some cooked chicken, cook ground lamb or seasoned ground beef, cooked steak, or cubed cooked ham

Note: If you would like to Air Fry this recipe, preheat the air fryer to 400 degrees. Proceed with the same recipe. Spray the basket with cooking oil. Air fry for around 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

25.47

Fat (grams)

0.27

Sat. Fat (grams)

0.05

Carbs (grams)

5.81

Fiber (grams)

2.82

Net carbs

2.99

Sugar (grams)

3.18

Protein (grams)

1.06

Sodium (milligrams)

29.89

Cholesterol (grams)

0

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2015. It was edited and re-published in 2022.