It's rich and satisfying, even if it's vegan. You may serve it as a main course or ff you are not following a vegan diet, as a side dish to go with almost any protein. Baked fish, for example, or meatballs or roasted pork.
½cupVegan Parmesan Cheese recipe here https://bit.ly/3ACn6Ts
2tbspChopped Fresh BasilItalian
1tspOnion Powder
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Combine the zucchini and eggplant with the avocado oil, onion powder, and salt in a mixing bowl. Place on two baking sheets and roast for 10 minutes in the top and bottom thirds of the oven, swapping sheets halfway through. Allow cooling completely before handling.
In the bottom of a 20x20cm baking dish, spread 1/4 cup marinara sauce top with 4 slices of eggplant on, 1/4 cup marinara sauce on top, dot with cream cheese, 4 zucchini slices crosswise on top of the eggplant, 1/4 cup marinara sauce on top, dot with cream cheese. Then repeat with the remaining layers. finish with zucchini, 1/4 cup marinara sauce, and 1/3 cup vegan parmesan cheese.
Roast for 10 minutes, or until the cheese is golden brown in color.
Allow it cool for 10 minutes before cutting into 6 slices and sprinkle with fresh basil.