What's for lunch? Healthy eggplant balls!

Just looking at the meat replacement section at the local supermarket, I found an interesting product with eggplant. Because eggplant is one of my favorite veggie but the price was quite expensive for what it was, I decided to make them at home... much healthier!

I found a good recipe online. This is my version:

Ingredients:

*1 medium eggplant
*1 1/4 cup bread crumbs (keep 1/4 cup for rolling)
*2 cloves of minced garlic
*1/4 cup grated Parmesan
*2 TB fresh chopped parsley
*1 egg (I used 1/8 cup of Egg Beaters or similar)
*a pinch of salt
*olive oil spray

Directions:

Cut the eggplant in cubes and steam it. Leave the skins on, sprinkle a bit of salt on top it. Let steam for about 10 minutes or until is tender.

Remove eggplant, drain, and pat dry, letting them cool.

Put eggplant in large mixing bowl and add bread crumbs, garlic, cheese, parsley, egg, and mix well. If the mixture is too moist, add more bread crumbs.

Shape into balls and then roll balls in breadcrumbs.

Instead of frying them, I sprayed a bit of olive oil in a small pan and cooked them in the oven at 350F for about 30 minutes or so.

You can serve them with your favorite salad on the side.

Enjoy!