Eggplants, also known as aubergines, are versatile vegetables that can be used in a variety of dishes. They are low in calories and high in fiber and nutrients, making them a healthy addition to any diet. Eggplant aubergine dressing is a delicious and flavorful sauce that can be used to add depth and complexity to a variety of dishes. Whether you are looking for a simple and elegant dressing for a salad, or a rich and creamy sauce to accompany grilled or roasted meats, there is an eggplant aubergine dressing that will suit your needs. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious dressing that will impress your family and friends.
Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!
EGGPLANT WITH GARLIC SAUCE
A mildly spicy (or very spicy if you like) eggplant dish. My mother has been making this for me since I was a child. It is SO GOOD!!
Provided by Whats that Burning smell?
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Chinese
Time 25m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat the canola oil in a skillet over high heat. Cook and stir the eggplant until soft, about 4 minutes. Stir in the water, red pepper flakes, and garlic powder. Cover and simmer until all the water is absorbed. Meanwhile, mix sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce, and oyster sauce in a bowl until sugar and cornstarch have dissolved. Stir sauce into the eggplant, making sure to evenly coat the eggplant. Cook until the sauce has thickened.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.8 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Fat 8 g, Fiber 13.2 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 223.6 mg, Sugar 13.2 g
EGGPLANT SANDWICHES
Roasted eggplant in a French roll with feta cheese, basil and garlic mayonnaise. This was my favorite sandwich of all time, adapted from a cafe at the University of California, Irvine.
Provided by Jamie
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes
Time 30m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat your oven's broiler. Brush eggplant slices with olive oil, and place them on a baking sheet or broiling pan. Place the pan about 6 inches from the heat source. Cook under the broiler for 10 minutes, or until tender and toasted.
- Split the French rolls lengthwise, and toast. In a cup or small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise and garlic. Spread this mixture on the toasted bread. Fill the rolls with eggplant slices, tomato, feta cheese and basil leaves.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 802.1 calories, Carbohydrate 91.3 g, Cholesterol 43.8 mg, Fat 39.5 g, Fiber 8 g, Protein 23.8 g, SaturatedFat 10.5 g, Sodium 1460.2 mg, Sugar 12 g
EASY EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) CASSEROLE
The technique may seem a little strange here, but it is not unlike making a dressing or stuffing for poultry. The end result is a delicious vegetarian main dish for the fall. It has a rich taste and meaty texture; some of my vegetarian friends were very suspicious while eating it, but I wouldn't fool them!
Provided by Jenny Sanders
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Peel and slice the eggplant 1 cm thick and place the slices on a plate in a single layer.
- Salt them heavily, cover with another plate and weight.
- Leave for 1/2 to one hour.
- Cut the bread into cubes.
- Peel and chop the onion.
- Sauté the bread cubes with the spices in 1 tbsp of olive oil, and lay them in a small lasagne pan when they are nicely browned.
- Rinse and gently squeeze dry the eggplant.
- Cut it in to 1 cm cubes and sauté them, with the onion, in the remaining olive oil, until the eggplant is tender.
- Add the tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes.
- Mix into the toasted bread cubes in the lasagne pan.
- Top with the grated cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes.
PIQUANT CRAB AND EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) DRESSING
This is a cajun recipe that I originally found somewhere on the 'net but have made some modifications. I serve this as a side-dish, but it could probably be used as a main dish as well. Recipe is very spicy, feel free to adjust to your own preference.
Provided by FlemishMinx
Categories Crab
Time 1h5m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Melt the butter in a Dutch oven or other large heavy pot.
- Add onions, peppers and celery.
- Cook until the vegetables are very soft, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, peel the eggplants and cut into 1-inch cubes.
- Place them in a pot and cover with water.
- Bring to boil and boil slowly for a few minutes, just until they are tender.
- Drain well and puree until smooth in a food processor or blender.
- Add the eggplant puree, seasonings, herbs and the juice from the canned crab (if any) to the vegetable mixture, return to simmer and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the crab meat (picked over of course to remove any shell) and cook just long enough to heat through.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in the green onions and the parsley.
- Spoon the hot mixture into a casserole or individual ramekins, if desired.
- Sprinkle generously with Parmesan cheese and bread crumbs.
- Place under broiler just long enough for cheese to melt, and serve immediately.
SHRIMP AND EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) DRESSING
Eggplant dressing is very popular in South Louisiana. Add shrimp to it and it becomes even more popular.
Provided by Luby Luby Luby
Categories Weeknight
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Combine the eggplant with enough water to cover in a large saucepan.
- Add salt and bring to a boil, boiling 20 minutes.
- Drain well and cut into bite size pieces.
- Set aside.
- Cook the sausage in a skillet, stirring until crumbly.
- Remove sausage from skillet and reserve 2 Tbsp drippings.
- Melt butter in skillet with drippings.
- Add shrimp, bell pepper, garlic, celery, and onions.
- Saute for 2 minutes.
- Stir in the cooked eggplant and sausage and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add the rice and bread crumbs mixing well.
- If mixture is too dry add the chicken stock.
- Spoon the eggplant into a 3 quart baking dish.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Sprinkle cheese over the top and bake an additional 5 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 594.9, Fat 32.4, SaturatedFat 14.4, Cholesterol 301.9, Sodium 1630.8, Carbohydrate 32.3, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 7.2, Protein 43.2
EGGPLANT DRESSING
A recipe my family grew up on that our mom made, simply ingredients and cooking. Great as a meal with sliced tomatoes or a side dish. **My mom would also slice bell peppers in half, remove seeds and rub a bit of oil on outside then mound this eggplant dressing inside, place stuffed bell pepper in 9 x 13 dish with a just enough water to cover bottom and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes to be served as a side dish. ***You can also just cook your eggplant down with the seasonings S,P Garlic Powder, onion and bell pepper. Cool then freeze in smaller packages with a good seal. When ready to use take out defrost add cooked meat and rice and heat thoroughly.
Provided by Justmez2
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. Cook ground hamburger meat-use a 92/8 mixture drain any fat, add garlic powder, S & P, and chopped bell pepper, and onion cook on low till onion wilted.
- 2. Peel eggplant, slice and cut each slice into 1" cubes.
- 3. Add eggplant to meat mixture, turn up heat, put lid on so eggplant will steam. Each time you check mash down eggplant with back of spoon. Continue until eggplant is tender and mixes in with meat mixture. This takes about 45 minutes.
- 4. Cook rice according to package directions.
- 5. Stir in cooked rice to mixture and heat so its hot through and through.
- * Cooking time for recipe maybe a little bit more.
EASY SAUTEED ITALIAN EGGPLANT
Sliced Italian eggplant is sauteed, using balsamic vinaigrette for flavor. Easy, quick, and flavorful. Makes two servings as a side dish or one as an entree.
Provided by RMACKNIGHT
Time 20m
Yield 2
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cut eggplant into thin slices. Drizzle slices on one side with 1 tablespoon balsamic vinaigrette and season with salt and pepper.
- Spray a large saucepan with nonstick spray and heat over low heat. Place eggplant in the pan, seasoned-sides down, in a single layer. Drizzle remaining vinaigrette over the exposed sides. Add onion and garlic. Cover and cook until eggplant slices are lightly browned and tender, about 5 minutes per side.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117.2 calories, Carbohydrate 18.6 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 9.4 g, Protein 3 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 181.2 mg, Sugar 7.1 g
EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) WITH GARLIC CREAM SAUCE
This is an extraordinary recipe. The sauce is made with only 60 cloves of garlic! I've been astounding guest with this dish since 1981. Be daring, discover how mild & delicious the garlic sauce taste. The recipe came from a cookbook called "Sunday Best". Eggplant is my favorite vegetable. I've collected over 500 eggplant recipes over the years. It's not diffucult.
Provided by ameatlanta
Categories Savory Pies
Time 2h
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Salt and sweat the eggplant pieces for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven 400 degrees.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 Tb.
- olive oil, saute onion until limp and golden.
- Add rest of ingredients through salt& pepper.
- Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, uncovered for 30 minutes, until sauce is thick and chunky.
- Or use any tomato sauce you personally like.
- Best if thick and chunky.
- Boil the unpeeled garlic cloves in water to cover for 2 minutes.
- Can skip, if your cloves are already peeled.
- Drain, hit each clove lightly with mallet or flat side of large knife.
- Peel.
- Place in a small saucepan with stock to cover.
- Simmer for about 45 minutes.
- Replenish stock as needed.
- Whirl garlic and stock in blender until pureed.
- Set aside.
- Rinse and drain eggplant of salt.
- Brush a large baking sheet with 1/4 olive oil.
- Place in oven until hot.
- Place eggplant on hot pan.
- Bake 25-30 minutes.
- Check frequently, turn with tongs after 15 minutes, do not burn or allow to become crisp.
- Looking for soft, golden, and cooked eggplant.
- May need more oil.
- Drain and blot off oil with paper towel.
- Reduce oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat 4 Tbs.
- butter in heavy saucepan.
- Whisk in flour.
- Let roux cook over low heat, stirring constantly, for 3-4 minutes.
- Whisk in hot scalded milk.
- Cook gently, stirring frequently for 10-15 minutes.
- Add salt and pepper to taste,.
- and stir in garlic puree.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat egg.
- Beat some of sauce into the egg to temper.
- Beat egg into sauce.
- Taste for seasoning.
- Place half of tomato sauce on bottom of a 2quart pan.
- Spread 1/2 tomato sauce on bottom, top with 1/2 eggplant slices, spread remaining tomato sauce over eggplant, top with remaining eggplant.
- Pour the garlic cream sauce over all.
- Sprinkle with grated Parmesan cheese.
- Bake 45-60 minutes til golden brown and bubbling.
- Can be vegan leave off cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 367.3, Fat 18, SaturatedFat 9.4, Cholesterol 77.2, Sodium 266.5, Carbohydrate 42.4, Fiber 10.9, Sugar 12.6, Protein 14.6
Tips:
- Choose the right eggplant: Look for eggplants that are firm and have smooth, unblemished skin. Avoid eggplants that are soft or have brown spots.
- Prepare the eggplant properly: To prevent the eggplant from absorbing too much oil, slice it thinly and salt it for 30 minutes before cooking. This will draw out the moisture and make the eggplant less likely to soak up oil.
- Use a variety of cooking methods: Eggplant can be roasted, grilled, sautéed, or fried. Each cooking method will give the eggplant a different flavor and texture.
- Don't overcook the eggplant: Overcooked eggplant will become mushy and lose its flavor. Cook the eggplant until it is tender but still has a slight bite to it.
- Add flavorings and spices: Eggplant has a mild flavor, so it can be easily flavored with a variety of ingredients. Try adding herbs, spices, garlic, or cheese to your eggplant dishes.
- Serve eggplant as a main course or side dish: Eggplant is a versatile vegetable that can be served as a main course or side dish. It can also be used in sandwiches, wraps, and salads.
Conclusion:
Eggplant is a delicious and versatile vegetable that can be used in a variety of dishes. With its mild flavor and tender texture, eggplant can be easily paired with a variety of ingredients. Whether you are roasting, grilling, sautéing, or frying eggplant, there are endless possibilities for creating delicious and satisfying meals. So next time you are looking for a new vegetable to try, give eggplant a try. You won't be disappointed!
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