Eggplant ideas?
September 5, 2007
I'm probably going to go with eggplant parmesan (parmigiano, whatever) but if you have some thoughts on eggplant recipes I'd love to hear them!
Thanks to my friend Danielle and her overly abundant garden for these beauties!
Hello again Alli,
I was at the Excelsior farmer's market after school today and saw some beautiful eggplants. Since Titus loves them, I decided to be adventurous and try to cook one! I also picked up some heirloom tomatoes and tiny multi-colored peppers to add in.
I ended up making eggplant curry, and it was really, really good! I don't think Maria would like it so much, though - a little too spicy for kids. I think most people would add onion, but I don't like chopping onions and hence I never have any on hand. Here is the recipe, very loosely adapted from allrecipes.com:
INGREDIENTS
* 1 large eggplant
* 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 1 teaspoon cumin
* 1-2 tablespoons green curry paste (depending on how spicy you want it!)
* 1 tablespoon curry powder
* a little nutmeg
* a little garlic powder
* a little lemon juice
* 2 tomatoes, diced (I used one orange and one red)
* 1/2 cup plain yogurt (I only had vanilla but you couldn't taste it)
* 4-5 fresh miniature multi-colored sweet peppers, finely chopped
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1/4 bunch cilantro, finely chopped
DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Place eggplant on a medium baking sheet. Bake 27 minutes (mine burst at 28) in the preheated oven, until tender. Remove from heat, cool, peel, and chop.
3. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Mix in cumin.
4. Mix green curry paste, curry powder, nutmeg, garlic powder, and tomato into the saucepan, and cook about 1 minute. Stir in yogurt (stir well to avoid clumps). Mix in eggplant and peppers, and season with salt and lemon juice. Cover, and cook 10 minutes over high heat. Remove cover, reduce heat to low, and continue cooking for at least 5 minutes. The longer it simmers, the more the flavors will blend. Garnish with cilantro and serve over rice.
That sounds delicious! Thanks Mindy... I might just try this tonight!
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