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10 Ways to Cook with Eggplant

Eggplant is one of the most versatile harvest vegetables! Its spongy texture can absorb spices and rich sauces, making it a staple of your kitchen and the star of various dishes, like the 10 recipes featured here.

1. Eggplant Parmigiana

The ultimate in Italian comfort food, this dish boasts slices of baked eggplant layered with a rich tomato sauce, fresh basil and mozzarella. Baked until golden and bubbling, it’s a hearty and wonderful meatless meal the whole family will enjoy.

2. Classic Moussaka (The Best)

This classic Greek casserole stacks roasted eggplant with potato slices and seasoned ground meat in a tomato sauce, all topped with a velvety béchamel layer. After a stint in the oven, the top becomes perfectly browned for a result that’s warm and comforting.

3. Baba Ganoush

For this recipe, roast a whole eggplant in the oven until tender. Then, blend with garlic and olive oil until you get a rich and wonderfully creamy Mediterranean dip!

4. Chinese Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

The star of this classic Asian dish, eggplant is a widely produced vegetable in China. Serve this quick and easy vegetable stir-fry that’s bursting with garlic flavour from the sauce alongside jasmine rice for a complete meal.

5. Grilled Eggplant Stuffed with Chickpeas

Need the perfect stuffed eggplant recipe? Here, it’s filled with chickpeas for a dish that’s full of flavour. A bit on the spicy side, the tahini-yogurt sauce brings needed coolness and you’ll find the sweet and sour pomegranate molasses simply addictive. 

6. Pita with Eggplant and Egg (Sabich Sandwich)

This Middle Eastern sandwich is built around tender roasted eggplant and hard-boiled eggs. It’s a vibrant dish that includes other fresh ingredients, and is topped with a rich tahini sauce and a vibrant amba sauce made with mango.

7. Caponata

This tasty Sicilian relish features eggplant that’s been browned in a pan before being tossed with celery, capers, olives and tomatoes. Sweet and sour, this recipe can be enjoyed either warm or at room temperature, on toasted bread or over pasta.

8. Ratatouille (The Best)

Eggplant, along with onion, pepper, mushroom, zucchini and tomatoes, is cooked in this ratatouille that makes the most of seasonal veggies. Cooked until fall-apart-tender, it’s a cozy recipe perfect for the fall and winter seasons.

9. Rigatoni Alla Norma (Rigatoni with Eggplant)

This Italian pasta dish pairs al dente rigatoni with pan-fried eggplant cubes, tomato sauce and fresh basil. Sprinkled with crumbles of pressed ricotta, this is the perfect weekend pasta dish to serve your family or guests.

10. Fried Eggplant with Confit Tomatoes

With its crunchy exterior and creamy centre, this golden-fried eggplant is offset by the confit tomatoes that just burst with flavour! Served on a bed of plain yogurt, this is truly a dish of contrasting textures that perfectly balance each other out.

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