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Grilled Eggplant Sandwich

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I love eggplants. I can eat it as is roasted or fried. Here is a quick and easy recipe that is healthy as well. You can lose the mayo or use a fat free one if desired. It is also a good idea to experiment with different types of bread until you find one that suits your taste.

 

Ingredients:

1 small eggplant, sliced

2 tablespoons olive oil

1/4 cup mayonnaise

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 French bread (6 inches)

1 small tomato, sliced

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/4 cup chopped fresh basil leaves

Salt and pepper

 

Brush the eggplants with olive oil. Season them with salt and pepper. Grill the eggplants for 5-10 minutes on each side or until they are tender and the edges are brown.

While grilling the eggplants, slice the French bread in half. Place them on the grill face down to toast them as well.

In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise and garlic. Take the bread slices and spread garlic mayo on them. Place the eggplant slices on both pieces of bread and top it with to tomato slices, feta cheese and basil leaves. Serve immediately.

 

Photo Courtesy Of: CarbonNYC

 

Roasted Eggplants are Heaven

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A revelation, that’s what they were.

See, my husband and I are blessed with the best relatives ever – our family members like to send us fresh fruit and vegetables regularly, and recently we received a particularly large bag of eggplant. After two (delicious) dinners of Eggplant Parmigiana, as well as a couple of stir-fries involving eggplant, we decided we might as well try throwing them on the grill when we were firing up some hotdogs yesterday.

Well. No one told us how eggplant, when roasted over hot coals, magically transforms into one of the most delicious, indescribable vegetables ever. Needless to say, we barely touched our hotdogs, swooning instead over our hot barbecued eggplants like they were caviar and foie gras.

If you haven’t tried roasting your eggplants over an outdoor grill, please please do. It’s really simple. Here’s what you need:

4 medium-sized eggplants
extra virgin olive oil
barbecue skewers or sticks
kosher salt

Fire up your grill until the coals are hot. Salt and thoroughly dry the eggplants. Insert on skewers, and brush with extra virgin olive oil. Grill over hot coals until soft and cooked through.

Peel and enjoy the soft, smooth, amazing flesh.