This dish is sure to please both vegetarians and meat-lovers alike with it’s hearty mix of veggies and creamy mozzarella cheese. 

Step 1:  Thinly slice some eggplant, zucchini and tomato.  Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper, and grill for 2-3 minutes per side.  You can grill the tomatoes on a piece of tin foil- you just want to warm them up to release their flavors.  Plus the antioxidants in tomatoes are more easily accessible by our bodies when the tomatoes have been cooked. 

Step 2:  Thinly slice fresh or smoked mozzarella and some basil leaves

Step 3:  Let the fun begin… start layering the goods.  Start with an eggplant on the bottom, then top with a tomato and some basil.

Layer on some cheese, and then zucchini.

Layer with another tomato slice, basil, and more cheese. 

Finally, top it all off an eggplant slice and a final blast of basil.  Stick under the broiler for 3-5 minutes, just to warm the cheese. 

Serve your eggplant napoleons with barley or brown rice and a side salad of arugula and shaved parmesan.  You can also drizzle it with some fresh pesto.