Hopvine's Marinated Roasted Eggplant (Aubergine) |
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 1 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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At the Hopvine Pub in Seattle, I often order a custom pizza that has pesto, feta, mushrooms, and eggplant on it. ) Recently, I asked them about the eggplant, because I'd noticed on the menu under another description that it said it was their own marinated recipe. A few minutes later, the waiter showed up at the table and handed me a ticket with ingredients on it. Not a recipe, exactly, as no amounts were shown, but here's what I've done with it (with a few tweaks). :) I use these marinated eggplant pieces in sandwiches and on pizza, but I'm sure you can find other uses for them as well. Delicious. Prep time includes chilling. Ingredients:
1 medium globe eggplants or 2 medium japanese eggplants |
1/3 cup olive oil |
3 tablespoons champagne vinegar or 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar |
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar |
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
1/4 teaspoon dried fennel seed |
1/4 teaspoon dried rosemary |
1/2 teaspoon dried basil, crushed before adding |
1/2 teaspoon oregano, crushed before adding |
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt, to taste |
1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper, to taste |
Directions:
1. Remove the peel of the eggplant. (If using Japanese eggplant, it's not necessary to remove the peel.).
2. Slice the peeled eggplant thinly, about 1/8 inch thick, then make into smaller pieces (about 1 x2 strips).
3. Combine remaining ingredients in a plastic airtight container.
4. Add the eggplant pieces, cover, and shake well to coat.
5. Chill in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Place eggplant pieces on a non-stick baking sheet and roast for 7 minutes, then carefully turn them and roast another 7 minutes until tender.
8. Keep the eggplant pieces refrigerated in an airtight container until you use them; they'll keep for up to 3 or 4 days.
9. You can use the eggplant in various ways: put them in sandwiches, or (as I do) put the marinated eggplant pieces on your pizza along with the other veggies!
10. Note: this marinade is also good for other roasted vegetables like asparagus; you can also grill the eggplant slices instead of roasting and use them as an appetizer (I use my Foreman grill), to make appetizers with them I usually use unpeeled Asian eggplant instead of the regular kind and slice them diagonally about 1/4-inch thick before grilling.
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