Eggplant and Zucchini Rolls - Real Recipes from Mums

For those eggplant and zucchini fans this is a wonderfully colourful appetiser for a barbecue, but really these rolls are so easy and tasty that you might find you’ll make them often.

For these delicious Eggplant and Zucchini Rolls you can also try goat’s cheese instead of the bocconcini, or leave the cheese out altogether if you’re avoiding dairy.

Eggplant and Zucchini Rolls Ingredients

(Makes about 16 double rolls)

2 large eggplants, sliced length-ways into 1cm strips
4 zucchini, sliced length-ways into 1cm strips
2 tbsp olive oil
2 large buffalo mozzarella balls or 1 cup bocconcini balls, cut or torn into thin strips, or 1 cup fresh ricotta
8 anchovies (optional)
cracked black pepper, to serve

Sunflower seed pesto

1 cup sunflower seeds
2 cups basil leaves
2 garlic cloves
½ cup olive oil
sea salt

Eggplant and Zucchini Rolls Method

Put the eggplant and zucchini in a large bowl, add the oil and toss to coat well.
Cook the eggplant and zucchini on a hot grill or in a large frying pan until golden on both sides.
Allow to cool a little.
To make the sunflower seed pesto, blitz together the sunflower seeds, basil, garlic, oil and salt in a food processor until fairly smooth.
Spread about ½ teaspoon of the pesto on each vegetable slice, place an anchovy on top, and follow with a strip of cheese.
Roll up each vegetable slice and serve on a platter.
You may need to use a toothpick to keep the roll together.
Finish with cracked pepper.

*Note: You can also layer the eggplant and zucchini, as we’ve done in the photo. Place a slice of zucchini on a piece of eggplant, then add the pesto, an anchovy and a strip of cheese and roll up.

Certified Organic Recipes – from Australian Organic

Credit: Janelle Purcell

121 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 05 Oct 2024
    6:59 pm
This is a completely new recipe to me – thank you. I’ve never even seen close variations before. Not only does it sound tasty, I could immediately picture using it as a starter, as a side, in lunchboxes, on a snack platter… it seems very versatile. Really handy recipe, thank you.

- - mom486197 said
  - 02 Dec 2023
    10:01 am
Sounds like a lovely option for vegetarians

- - mom462038 said
  - 09 Feb 2021
    2:43 pm
I love eggplant, only recently discovered its yumminess and I’m hooked

- - mom93821 said
  - 18 Jun 2016
    1:41 pm
Eggplant and zucchini rolls are so tasty looking – big thanks to you!

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 01 Jun 2015
    10:12 pm
do you want to come and live at my house??? this sounds delish!

- - mom57758 said
  - 31 Oct 2014
    8:01 pm
looks interesting great flavors though

- - mom73211 said
  - 16 Oct 2014
    3:30 pm
Interesting ingredients in the pesto, will have to try! Thanks

- - damish70 said
  - 15 Oct 2014
    11:02 pm
Interesting recipe & I would never have thought to use sunflower seeds to make pesto

- - ginoula5 said
  - 13 Aug 2014
    8:53 am
looks so tasty, must try this, thanks for sharing

- - caramello said
  - 31 Jul 2014
    11:34 pm
that looks interesting, thanks for sharing

- - mouse said
  - 19 Jul 2014
    10:37 am
a very unique dinner party dish

- - mdzzy said
  - 13 Jul 2014
    8:55 pm
So glad I’ve got all of these ingredients already in my fridge haha

- - mom57522 said
  - 29 May 2014
    5:29 pm
Have never heard if sunflower seed pesto before.

- - scottie said
  - 29 May 2014
    10:15 am
they looks so fancy the way they are rollled

- - kazh said
  - 22 May 2014
    10:58 pm
Sounds delicious, thank you for sharing

- - Mrs Bucket (that's pronounced Bouquet) said
  - 16 May 2014
    12:25 pm
Thanks for sharing the recipe, however I don’t think this one will make it to my bucket list of recipes to try.

- - Mellypenny said
  - 14 May 2014
    5:01 pm
These look so cool!! Good for a party, but i think a bit fiddly foor a snck. lol

- - Happymum-2 said
  - 12 May 2014
    7:39 pm
I am not a fan of egg plant, but a great recipe
- mom93821 replied
  
  19 Jun 2016 , 5:10 am
  Eggplant is so good and it does depend on the recipes. Always worth another try in recipes?
- - mom57522 said
  - 09 May 2014
    5:15 pm
This looks amazing. I love eggplant.

- - Gracelow said
  - 07 May 2014
    8:34 pm
I love eggplants and I love zucchinis, this is great!