Eggplant Sandwiches and Pepper Fries

I am on a mission to come up with things to fry in Lard. Seriously. My first attempt was with zucchini in a panko breading - as you can see I burnt about half of them.

Zucchini Disaster - Keep Reading!

So today I tried again and this time it was a SUCCESS!!

I made sandwiches with fried eggplant and pepper fries. Oh yea! Good stuff!

Eggplant Sandwiches with Pepper Fries

1/2 cup flour - wheat or a g/f choice

2 large eggs beaten (mine were still warm from the chicken)

1 cup breading - panko,  or a g/f variety

1 medium eggplant cut into 1/2 inch slices - should end up with 8

1/2 cup Lard or another good fat of your choice 

Salt

1-2  tomatoes sliced

1 avocado sliced

fresh basil leaves - one big one for each sandwich

4 oz. goat cheese crumbled (or shredded if you are me)
1 green or red pepper sliced into fries.

I started out with your standard flour, egg and crumb bowls. I sliced my smallish eggplant into 8 slices and then first cover in flour (you can use a g/f flour which is what I did) then put in the egg and then finally into the breadcrumbs (I used g/f). Once you have them all done fry them in oil - I used Lard! hmmm yum! Put your heat at about medium you don't want them to burn. When they were done I did the same thing with red/green pepper to make my fries.

Next I cut up an avocado into slices, sliced my tomato, crumbled my feta goat cheese (actually I shredded it) and rinsed my basil. 

I layered the eggplant then avocado, tomato, cheese, basil and then topped with another slice of eggplant. 

Recipe:

1/2 cup flour - wheat or a g/f choice

2 large eggs beaten (mine were still warm from the chicken)

1 cup breading - panko,  or a g/f variety

1 medium eggplant cut into 1/2 inch slices - should end up with 8

1/2 cup Lard or another good fat of your choice 

Salt

1-2  tomatoes sliced

1 avocado sliced

fresh basil leaves - one big one for each sandwich

4 oz. goat cheese crumbled (or shredded if you are me)

Results: 

1. I really liked this especially as a gluten free option - it tastes like a sandwich.

2. My kids - not so much. But part of that is they had never eaten veggies battered and fried before.

3. Next time I think I will make easy guacamole and use that instead of straight avocado just for a more wet taste - since there are no condiments on this and I love me some condiments.

4. I think it would also taste great with bacon, but then everything tastes great with bacon!

5. This would make a yummy meal to serve to my Church Lady friends at a small luncheon. 

Linking this to Two For Tuesdays Real Food Blog Hop!

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I am also linking this to Fudge Ripple's Tuesday Night Supper Club.
My Sweet and Savory's Meatless Monday
Balancing Beauty and Bedlams Tasty Tuesdays
Amy at Simply Sugar and Gluten Free's Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays.
All the Small Stuff's Tuesdays at the Table