Morroccan Eggplant Dip
Ingredients:
1 large (about 1-1/2 pounds) eggplant
3 Tablespoons olive oil
One 8-ounce can tomato sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 Tablespoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
Directions:
Dice eggplant, discarding ends. In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat and add eggplant, tomato sauce, garlic, green pepper, cumin, cayenne pepper, sugar, salt, and vinegar. Cook covered over medium heat for 20 minutes. Uncover and boil mixture over high heat, stirring until reduced to about 3 cups. Cover and chill at least 2 hours. (Freezes beautifully, so buy eggplants when on special and have them on hand for company.)
Makes: 3 cups.
Eggplant Caponata
Ingredients:
1 large eggplant, unpeeled,cut in 1/2 inch cubes
1 large onion, chopped
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
6 ripe tomatoes, chopped (or 1 large can crushed tomatoes)
1/2 cup chopped green olives
3 cloves minced garlic
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon sea salt
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon fresh oregano
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil
1 tablespoon capers, chopped
Directions:
1 Combine all ingredients in a large enameled or stainless steel pot.
2 Bring to a healthy simmer, stirring occasionally.
3 You can cook this over low heat uncovered for about an hour, or cover it and cook it over very low heat for several hours.
4 The slow stewing method blends the flavors very nicely, and the caponata is great reheated.
5 Serve with garlic bread or croistini.
6 If you decide to freeze this, it will stay for 2 months.
Pickled Eggplant with Mint and Honey
Ingredients:
1 pound small eggplants, blossom ends trimmed, cut into rounds about 3/8 inch thick
1 tablespoon kosher or other coarse salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, or more to cover
2 tablespoons minced garlic
1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh mint
Grated zest of 1 lemon
Salt and freshly cracked black pepper
2 or 3 small fresh chiles of your choice, diced (optional)
Directions:
Place the eggplant slices on a nonreactive baking sheet and sprinkle them with the salt. Let them stand for 30 to 45 minutes, and then wipe them dry with paper towels.
Preheat your broiler or build a medium-hot fire in your grill (you should be able to hold your hand 5 inches above the grill surface for only 3 seconds).
In a small bowl, combine the lemon juice, vinegar, and honey and mix to combine well. Brush this mixture onto the eggplant slices, then brush on about 1/4 cup of the oil. Place the eggplant slices on the grill or leave them on the baking sheet and place it under the broiler. Cook until the eggplant has softened a little but is not fully cooked, about to 3 minutes per side. Remove from the heat, and sprinkle with the garlic, mint, zest, and salt and pepper to taste. Layer into a close-fitting sealable jar or deep-sided bowl, pack in the chiles, and add just enough oil to cover. Cover tightly and refrigerate.
These pickles, which will keep at least a month at room temperature and several months refrigerated, are best served at room temperature.
Yield: 2 1/2 to 3 cups
As anyone who has ever cooked with them knows, eggplants soak up oil like a sponge. So to get some flavor into them quickly, we brush them with lemon juice, vinegar, and honey before sealing their surfaces with oil. We like to leave the skins on and stack them like pancakes in a wide-mouth pint jar
http://www.samcooks.com/relish/eggplant.htm
Brinjals (Eggplant, Ceylon Style)
Ingredients:
1 clove of garlic, peeled
2 eggplants, peeled
3/4 C bread crumbs
3 T grated onion
3 T chopped parsley
1/8 tsp powdered ginger
1/8 tsp. turmeric
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1/4 C melted butter
Directions:
Rub a casserole dish with the garlic. Slice the eggplant, lengthwise in 1/2" slices and arrange several slices on the bottom. Combine in a bowl the bread crumbs, onion, parsley, ginger, turmeric, salt and pepper. Sprinkle some of the mixture over the eggplant slices.
Arrange another layer of eggplant, sprinkle with the bread crumb mixture and continue until all the eggplant and bread crumb mixture are used up.
Pour the melted butter over it and bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes.
-Dish from India and Pakistan
http://recipes.epicurean.com/recipe/9382/brinjals-(eggplant-ceylon-style).html
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Bruscetta with Eggplant
Ingredients:
1 lg eggplant, in 1/2"" slices
1 sm red pepper
1 T extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced to a paste*
1 tsp balsamic vinegar (NOT regular vinegar)
1/4 C chopped Italian parsley
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 baguette Italian or French bread
Olive oil
Garlic clove
Directions:
Sprinkle both sides of eggplant with salt and allow it to drain 1/2 hour. Char all sides of pepper evenly, place in paper bag to cool and loosen skin; peel, remove core and seeds, then chop pepper. Grill eggplant on both sides until soft. Chop into cubes and combine with pepper and remaining ingredients, except bread. Mix thoroughly. Slice bread into about 3/8"" slices. Brush with olive oil and drub with garlic; grill until bread is toasted. Spoon eggplant mixture onto bread and serve.
*An easy way to do this is to lay the flat side of a knife on the garlic and hit the knife; scrape garlic into a pile and hit it a couple more times until it's pasty
Bruscetta with Eggplant
Ingredients:
1 lg eggplant, in 1/2"" slices
1 sm red pepper
1 T extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced to a paste*
1 tsp balsamic vinegar (NOT regular vinegar)
1/4 C chopped Italian parsley
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 baguette Italian or French bread
Olive oil
Garlic clove
Directions:
Sprinkle both sides of eggplant with salt and allow it to drain 1/2 hour. Char all sides of pepper evenly, place in paper bag to cool and loosen skin; peel, remove core and seeds, then chop pepper. Grill eggplant on both sides until soft. Chop into cubes and combine with pepper and remaining ingredients, except bread. Mix thoroughly. Slice bread into about 3/8"" slices. Brush with olive oil and drub with garlic; grill until bread is toasted. Spoon eggplant mixture onto bread and serve.
*An easy way to do this is to lay the flat side of a knife on the garlic and hit the knife; scrape garlic into a pile and hit it a couple more times until it's pasty
Roasted Eggplant Cilantro Dip
Soak in a bowl of cold water for 20 minutes. Drain. Place in a single layer on a baking pan.
2-3 cloves garlic (peeled)
1 TBSP olive oil
Add to baking pan. Stir to coat eggplant with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in preheated oven at 350, stirring occasionally, until brown and soft, 20-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
2-3 TBSP olive oil
Mix with eggplant and garlic in food processor (or with a fork) until smooth.
1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
juice of 2 lemons
Add half of the lemon juice and cilantro. Let the mixture stand about 5 minutes, taste and adjust the flavor with more lemon or cilantro if needed.
*Taken from Simply in Season.
Roasted Eggplant Cilantro Dip
Soak in a bowl of cold water for 20 minutes. Drain. Place in a single layer on a baking pan.
2-3 cloves garlic (peeled)
1 TBSP olive oil
Add to baking pan. Stir to coat eggplant with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake in preheated oven at 350, stirring occasionally, until brown and soft, 20-30 minutes. Remove from oven and cool to room temperature.
2-3 TBSP olive oil
Mix with eggplant and garlic in food processor (or with a fork) until smooth.
1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
juice of 2 lemons
Add half of the lemon juice and cilantro. Let the mixture stand about 5 minutes, taste and adjust the flavor with more lemon or cilantro if needed.
*Taken from Simply in Season.
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