7 excellent eggplant recipes

Purple reigns with these popular eggplant recipes.

Updated:: 2012-03-27 15:42

Published:: 2012-03-20 02:23

Eggplant is a vegetable that deserves its place on more Canadian tables.

They're a great source of folic acid and potassium, and help prevent tissue damage by reducing the spread of harmful free radicals. But somehow, we still seem to shy away from cooking with eggplants.

Though these plump aubergines can be quite bitter on their own, pairing them with a host of flavourful sauces and ingredients brings out their versatility. Eggplants can be grilled, roasted, fried, steamed, baked, stuffed, and even pureed to make some of the most amazingly textured dips and casseroles.

Make eggplants a part of your menu with these 7 excellent eggplant recipes:

Recipes

Ratatouille

A simple French restaurant side (especially common with grilled meats), ratatouille is a Niçois classic. When it's made...
Thai Spicy Eggplant with Basil

A popular Thai restaurant dish, this Thai-Chinese stir-fry is satisfyingly sweet, tart, hot and intensely fragrant with Thai...
Broiled Eggplant with Miso-Mustard Dressing

This Japanese favourite is made in various ways. The eggplant can be blanched, grilled or broiled and the dressing can be...
Chinese Garlic Eggplant with Tofu

This Sichuan specialty, Yuxiang Qiezi, is traditionally made without tofu, but Canadian restaurants often add it. Buy the...
Baba Ghanoush

One eggplant dish that everyone loves is this famous dip, served in practically every Middle Eastern restaurant in North...
Low-Fat Miso-Dressed Salad

With the extra Basic Miso Dressing from the Broiled Eggplant with Miso-Mustard Dressing, you can make a wonderful, low-fat...
Eggplant Parmigiana

In North American Italian restaurants, eggplant parmigiana is usually slathered with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese. The...

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