Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto

Happy Meatless Monday guys! Today’s recipe is Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto – one of the tastiest ways to have eggplants/aubergines! 😋

Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto

How’s your Monday been? It’s been freezing cold here but the sun was shining today so it’s all good! And of course, as every weekday, we’ve been quite busy. 🙂

About the recipe…I know it’s the end of January and eggplants are not in season but when I spotted them in the shop I decided I was gonna make the MM: Eggplant, Tomato & Mozzarella Bake we love. Well, I didn’t make it, but I came up with these beautiful Hasselback Eggplants instead. I was craving something fresh tasting and looking 😀 so here we go.

Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto

I used Mozzarella cheese, sliced tomato, Gouda cheese and of course, the homemade pesto so they turned a bit like Caprese style eggplants. Absolutely delicious! The pesto is super simple to make (I just blitz all the ingredients together) but it tastes so much better than the shop-bought. It’s definitely worth it and I’d say it’s a must for this recipe. The smell of the fresh basil is just divine and topped up  (generously!) with the pest, these eggplants are out of this world! 🤤 Also, a quick tip – you can easily substitute the pine nuts for raw cashew nuts! I’ve done it a few times and it still tastes amazing!

Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto

Here’s how to make these beautiful Hasselback Eggplants with Fresh Pesto

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Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto

I hope you guys love this recipe as much as we did. Stay tuned for more quick, easy & tasty recipes coming very soon. Meanwhile, have a lovely week and make sure to stay warm! xx

For more yummy eggplant recipes check out the links below 👇

Meatless Monday: Grilled Eggplant & Corn Salad

Quail Egg Eggplant Pizzas

Stuffed Eggplants with Beef & Cheese

2 Cheese & Eggs Eggplants

Falafel Stuffed Eggplant

Hasselback Eggplant with Fresh Pesto