The fruit considered eggplant takes on the flavors it's cooked in easily and used in so many recipes served in many cuisines all over the world.
Here is a complete roundup of all my favorite recipes I have made over the years using this versatile delicious fruit.
This roundup includes eggplant with pasta, chicken stacked with eggplant, on pizza and even as a hummus dip, just to name a few ways to prepare it.
Eggplant can be a fantastic substitute for meat in many vegetarian meals for those who refrain from eating meat.
The characteristics of this fruit have many edible tiny seeds in it and the skin is also edible so it doesn't have to be peeled, however, I do peel it on occasion.
Cooking can be done by grilling, steaming, stir-frying, pan-fried, deep-fried, roasted, stewed curried and pickled.
It can even be mashed to make dips or stuffed with rice and meats.
Eggplant can have a bitter taste and has a very sponge-like consistency but will be tender when cooked and absorbs the flavors it's cooked in easily.
One of the tips to get the bitterness out is salting the sliced fruit before cooking may remove the bitterness, that method has always worked for me.
There are so many health benefits in eggplant and you will even find recipes for eggplant on the Mayo Clinic web site!
Below you will find several ways to prepare it and strolling through my gallery of our favorites, I hope you find one you love, we love them all.
Check Out These Fabulous Eggplant Recipes!
Whether you're looking for something healthy, comfort foods, appetizers or just new ways to cook eggplant, there are 16 tried and true recipes below and something for everyone!
Eggplant can be transformed easily into a delicious meal everyone will rave about.
Just try my rollatini recipe or the classic Italian eggplant parmesan and I promise you will make an eggplant lover out of someone!
Enjoy these deliciously simple recipes!
Eggplant Ricotta Casserole
Baked Eggplant Sinatra Florentine
Eggplant Boats
Eggplant Chips
Eggplant or Zucchini Rollatini
Eggplant Roasted Pepper Sliders
Grilled Eggplant
Eggplant Hummus
Italian Eggplant Parmesan
Panko Baked Eggplant
Chicken Pasta and Eggplant
Eggplant Pizza
Chicken Eggplant Sorrento
Chicken Florentine with Pomodoro Sauce
Baked Eggplant Parmesan with Penne Pasta
Eggplant Appetizer
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Good looking line-up Claudia. We eat eggplant on occasion and will give these a try.
ReplyDeleteThank you for this recipe roundup. I love eggplant but I'm looking for something beyond our usual eggplant parmesan. There are GREAT options here!
ReplyDeleteA wonderful roundup, Claudia! I wish I could taste all of them :-))
ReplyDeleteI love how eggplant is such a great substitution for meat and this list has something for everyone!
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