Spiced Eggplant Aubergine Salad Food

EGGPLANT SALAD

Steps:

• Cut eggplant in half lengthwise. Place with cut side down in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until tender. , Cool, peel and cut the eggplant into 1/2-in. cubes; place in a large salad bowl. Add tomatoes, eggs and onion. Add dressing, salt and pepper; toss. Cover and chill 1 hour before serving.

SPICY EGGPLANT SALAD WITH SESAME OIL

Steps:

• Cook the eggplants in a covered steamer over rapidly boiling water until tender, about 10 minutes. Let cool, then peel. Put the flesh in a fine meshed strainer to drain excess liquid.
• Make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, lime juice, salt and sugar. Add garlic, ginger, sesame oil, vegetable oil and hot pepper oil, if using.
• Put drained eggplants in a bowl. Using 2 forks, shred the eggplants a bit, then pour dressing over and toss, coating well. Leave to rest for 10 minutes, then taste and adjust seasoning.
• Just before serving, stir in chopped cilantro. Pile eggplants on a platter and sprinkle with scallions. Garnish with serrano chile, if using, and cilantro sprigs.

MOROCCAN AUBERGINE & CHICKPEA SALAD

Steps:

• Thickly slice the aubergines and arrange over a grill rack. Brush lightly with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then grill until browned. Turn them over, brush and season again then cook until tender, about 8-10 mins in total. Remove from the grill and cut each slice into quarters.
• Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then tip into a bowl with the aubergine, coriander and red onion. Mix the dressing ingredients in a screw-top jar, shake well, then use to dress the salad.

ZAALOUK (SPICY AUBERGINE SALAD) - MOROCCO

Steps:

• Boil the aubergines and the garlic in a pan of boiling, salted water for 30 minutes or until they are very soft.
• Drain, then chop the aubergines with the garlic in a colander, mashing down with a fork, pressing all the water out.
• Put the tomatoes into the emptied pan and cook on low heat for 20 minutes, or until reduced to a thck sauce. Stir it occasionally.
• Mix with aubergines and the rest of the ingredients.
• Season to taste.

INDIAN SPICED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Preheat broiler.
• Trim ends off eggplant and cut into 1/4" thick rounds.
• Spray cookie sheet with cooking oil.
• Place eggplant on cookie sheet and spray with cooking oil.
• Broil eggplant until tender and browned, about 3-5 minutes per side. Set aside.
• In a small bowl, combine the first 7 spices. In a large frying pan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add spice mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for about 30 seconds.
• Quickly add the onion and saute until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomato sauce or halved cherry tomatoes, molasses, garlic and vinegar. Cook the sauce, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
• Transfer eggplant to serving dish and pour sauce over. Top with chopped cilantro.

SPICY SPANISH EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°.
• Pierce eggplants several times with a fork; place on a baking sheet. Bake for 45 minutes turning often, until blackened.Cool slightly; peel. Drain eggplant pulp in a colander for 5 minutesthen chop.
• Combine tomato paste and next 5 ingredients (through ground red pepper) in a small bowl, stirring until smooth.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Add onion and garlic cook 6 minutes , stirring occasionally. Stir in eggplant, tomato paste mixture, and anchovies; cook 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat; stir in parsley and spoon it into a bowl. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Makes 12 1/2 servings.

GRILLED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) AND PEPPER SALAD

Steps:

• Lay bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, and onion on baking sheets.
• Brush both sides of vegetables with Moroccan marinade.
• Lay vegetables on a well-oiled grill over a solid bed of medium-hot coals, or medium-high heat on a gas grill; close lid on gas grill.
• Cook vegetables, turning once, until beginning to brown and just tender when pierced. 7 to 8 minutes for eggplant, 8 to 10 minutes for onions and bell peppers, and 12 minutes for zucchini.
• Transfer to a large cutting board as done.
• Cut vegetables into 1 inch pieces and put in a bowl.
• Add pine nuts, mint and any remaining marinade.
• Mix, adding more vinegar, salt and pepper to taste.

MOROCCAN ZAALOUK (COOKED EGGPLANT AND TOMATO SALAD)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine eggplant, tomatoes, garlic, cilantro, parsley, paprika, cumin, salt, oil, water, and cayenne in a large deep skillet or pot. Cover and simmer over medium to medium-high heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• With a spoon or potato masher, crush and blend tomatoes and eggplant.
• Add lemon wedge to the pot, if using. Continue simmering mixture, uncovered, for 10 minutes. The lemon will give a tangy nuance but is not necessary.
• The zaalouk is ready when liquids are reduced and mixture can be stirred into a heap in the center of the pan.
• Drizzle olive oil-or chile oil if you like spicy food. Serve with sliced crusty bread.

SPICY STIR-FRIED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE)

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok or large skillet on medium high.
• Add eggplant.
• After 1 minute, reduce heat to medium.
• Sprinkle with spice mixture.
• Stir.
• Cook, stirring frequently, for 15-20 minutes.
• Every minute, add about 1 T lemon-water.

SPICY EGGPLANT SAUTE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil and chili oil over medium-high heat. Add spices and stir. Add vegetables and stir. Cover and stir occasionally until onion is translucent, eggplant is tender, and green pepper is crisp-tender.

SPICY EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 220°C.
• Cut eggplants into medium thick circles and soak for 5 minutes in salted water; drain and pat dry.
• Place eggplant rounds onto a oven tray and drizzle olive oil over.
• Cut red pepper into long medium strips; drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake eggplants and peppers separately until char grilled (it should be soft but firm at the same time).
• Place grilled eggplants onto a serving plate.
• Arrange pepper slices over branjan.
• Dressing:.
• Heat the olive oil and fry the garlic till light pink (be careful--it burns quickly).
• Add all the rest of the ingredients except the mint.
• Cook for a few minutes.
• Pour dressing over eggplants and peppers.
• Garnish with the chopped mint.

SPICED EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat the grill, brush the eggplant slices lightly with some of the oil and cook under a high heat, turning once, until golden. Cut into quarters.
• Mix together the remaining oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, cumin and coriander; season to taste with salt and pepper; mix thoroughly; add the warm eggplant quarters, stir well and chill for at least 2 hours.
• Transfer the chilled eggplant mixture to a serving dish, and add the cucumber, tomatoes and olives; spoon the yoghurt on top, sprinkle with parsley and serve.