8 country style eggplant Recipes

japanese eggplants (or 1 large eggplant), vegetable oil, chili pepper flakes , to taste, dried bonito flakes (katsuo-bushi, found in asian grocery stores), soy sauce, mirin (japanese sweet cooking wine, or substitute vermouth with added sugar to taste), water

chopped seeded tomatoes, chopped fresh basil, red wine vinegar, eggplant , cut lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick slices, olive oil, thick slices country-style french bread, soft mild goat cheese (such as montrachet)

six 1/2-inch-thick slices country-style bread, extra-virgin olive oil, japanese eggplants , cut into sixteen 1/4-to-1/2-inch-thick rounds, kosher salt, goat cheese, at room temperature (4 oz), zest of 1 large lemon, jarred sun-dried tomatoes, drained, special equipment : 1 3/4-inch round cookie cutter; 8 toothpicks

eggplants, salt, olive oil, garlic clove, minced, minced fresh parsley, peeled seded and finely chopped tomatoes, chopped red bell pepper, chopped onion, dry white wine, pitted green olives, capers, dried hot red chili pepper, dry penne pasta, torn fresh basil, unsalted butter, flour, chicken broth, heated, egg yolk, freshly grated parmesan cheese

a 3/4-lb firm eggplant , cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices, canned chick-peas, rinsed and drained, fresh parsley leaves, washed well and spun dry, garlic clove, chopped and mashed to a paste with 1/2 teaspoonsalt, water, fresh lemon juice, arugula, washed well and spun dry, olive oil, red-wine vinegar, fat-free country-style white bread (about 1 oz each),toasted lightly

vegetable oil, garlic, coarsely chopped, red curry paste, ground beef or 1/2 lb ground pork, mushroom, sliced, chicken broth, green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths, zucchini or 2 long japanese eggplants, halved longwise and cut into 1-inch lengths, wild fresh lime leaves, cut into quarters (optional), fish sauce, sugar, salt, holy thai basil, handful