Warm Eggplant Aubergine Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Add remaining olive oil to the skillet; add eggplant and bell pepper. Saute until starting to soften, about 5 minutes. Add tomato, garlic, parsley, salt, and pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes more. Return sauteed onion to the skillet. Adjust seasonings if necessary. Transfer eggplant mixture to a baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cool before serving, about 1 hour.

Steps:

• Trim eggplants and cut in half if very long. Cut lengthwise into 1/4-inch slices. Sprinkle a little Italian seasoning and salt on both sides of each slice.
• Preheat a griddle or heavy pan over high heat. Drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil over eggplant slices and cook until slightly charred, about 30 seconds per side.
• Core bell pepper and cut into thin slices. Season with salt. Use the same griddle or pan to cook until slightly charred, about 30 seconds per side.
• Prepare dressing by mixing remaining olive oil, sugar, balsamic vinegar, and garlic in a small bowl. Stir in remaining Italian seasoning.
• Layer 1/2 of the eggplant slices on a plate. Dot with cream cheese. Cover with bell peppers and remaining cream cheese. Top with remaining eggplant. Drizzle dressing over the salad. Garnish with cilantro. Serve warm, mixing right before serving.

Steps:

• Soak sun-dried tomatoes in boiling water 15-30 minutes until they soften, then drain and dice; set aside until needed.
• Heat oil in a large skillet; add eggplant, red pepper, and onion along with salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, and garlic.
• Cook mixture, stirring occasionally, over medium heat, for 8-9 minutes or until lightly tender, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, mix together chopped olives, chopped sun-dried tomatoes, chopped parsley, toasted almonds, lemon juice, and mint (if using).
• Mix in cooled eggplant mixture, tossing lightly (add extra-virgin olive oil, salt, or fresh lemon juice if desired to adjust consistency to your taste).
• Serve salad warm or chilled with fresh pita bread, or alone as a salad or first course.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• pierce eggplant with in several places and bake on sheet for 50 minutes (turn midway through baking).
• after done cooking, let cool for an hour and peel skin off, slice eggplant lengthwish in half.
• drain out fluid and slice cut eggplant into pieces.
• in food processor, combine eggplant pulp, tomato,garlic,oil,vinegar, salt and pepper.
• cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• serve and enjoy with pita bread triangles or coctail rye bread.
• delicious.

Steps:

• Cut eggplant 1/2-inch wide by 2-inch long strips.
• Saute 1/2 the eggplant in 1/2 the oil in a non-stick pan/wok, until soft.
• When browned and soft, remove from pan about 5 minutes.
• Then repeat with rest of eggplant or sautee in 2 pans.
• On low heat, cook garlic, ginger, and hot bean paste for a minute, then add sugar, soy sauce and stock/water.
• Add water chestnuts.
• Return eggplant to the pan and cook for about five minutes until garlic is soft and a sauce forms.
• If sauce is too thin, thicken with 1t corn starch mixed with 2t water.
• Fold sesame oil.
• Top with green onions and sesame seeds.
• Serve hot or cold with white rice.

Steps:

• Peel eggplant and dice into 1/2 inch cubes.
• Sprinkle liberally with 2 tsp salt and let sit for 30 minutes.
• Soak and rinse salted eggplant well, drain, and pat dry.(I soak at least twice in fresh, cold water to remove excess salt).
• Saute diced eggplant over medium-low to medium heat in 2 tbsp olive oil until tender.
• Set aside to cool.
• Mash garlic with 1/2 tsp salt to make a paste.
• Combine garlic paste, chiles, green pepper, parsley, and tomatoes in a medium bowl.
• Add cooled eggplant, lime juice, and pepper.
• Stir gently to mix.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2-3 hours.

Steps:

• Place eggplant, garlic, water and salt in a pot and bring to a boil.
• Cover and cook over medium heat for 8-10 minutes, or until eggplant cubes are cooked but still firm.
• Drain in a strainer and allow to cool.
• Place cooled eggplant in a bowl and toss gently with the remaining ingredients.
• Very nice served at room temperature.

Steps:

• Sprinkle eggplant slices with salt on both sides. Place in a colander over a bowl, and let stand 1 hour to drain. Discard liquid, and rinse under cold running water. Place eggplant slices on several layers of paper towels; press out water.
• Transfer eggplant to a nonreactive surface. Generously brush both sides with oil; sprinkle with pepper. Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add slices of eggplant (without crowding); cook until golden brown on both sides, about 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat process with remaining slices.
• Place the eggplant, onion, feta, olives, and oregano in a large bowl. Drizzle with the remaining olive oil, and season with salt and pepper, if necessary. Gently toss mixture to combine, and serve warm or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Roast the eggplant over a gas grill for 25 minutes at 450 degrees.
• Place in a colander and allow it to cool. Puree the scallions, parsley, garlic and oregano in a food processor.
• In a separate bowl, combine lemon juice, red wine vinegar, some capers, tomato, chopped parsley and the herb mixture.
• Next peel away the skin of the eggplant revealing charred flesh on the inside; leave the seeds; in a lot of recipes they're called "the poor man's caviar.".
• Roughly cut up the eggplant, and combine it with the remaining ingredients.
• Lastly, add salt, pepper, lemon to taste. Serve the eggplant salad (hot or cold) on grilled bread.

Steps:

• Remove eggplant stems.
• Cut eggplants lengthwise into 1/2" thick slices.
• Cut each slice into 1/4" wide strips.
• Transfer to a shallow microwave-safe baking dish;.
• Add 1 tbls water. Cover with plastic wrap vented at one corner.
• Cook in microwave on high (100% power) stirring once or twice until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Let stand covered a few minutes.
• Transfer to a colander; press out the excess water with a flat spatula.
• For the dressing, mix tahini, soy sauce, rice vinegar and mirin in a large bowl until smooth; add the warm eggplant.
• Toss gently to coat well.
• Arrange lettuce leaves on individual serving plates; top each with a portion of eggplant mixture.
• Sprinkle with onions and herbs.
• Note: Japanese eggplants, tahini, seasoned rice vinegar and mirin are available fresh in Japanese markets.

Steps:

• Wash aubergines, place in baking pan and bake in moderate oven (about 350°F) for about one hour or until soft.
• Allow the skin to turn black so as to give a smoky flavour to the salad.
• Skin aubergines while still hot and chop in small pieces.
• Mix with onion, garlic, tomatoes, oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.
• Garnish with olives and pepper rings.
• Serve with roast meat, and grilled or fried fish or as appetizer.
• Serves six.