3 pickled baby eggplant Recipes

thai apple eggplants (see cooks note, below), vegetable oil, thai red curry paste, pork tenderloin , halved lengthwise, then sliced crosswise 1/4 inch thick, julienne strips peeled fresh or frozen grachai (lesser galangal or wild ginger; thawed if frozen) or drained bottled grachai, rinsed, or ginger, chinese long beans or green beans, cut into 1-inch pieces, canned baby corn, rinsed, drained , and halved lengthwise, thai chicken stock, nam pla (asian fish sauce; preferably thai), fresh or frozen kaffir lime leaves (sometimes called bai makroot), fresh chee fah chile or 2 red jalapeno chiles, thinly sliced crosswise and seeds discarded, salt, loosely packed bai grapao (holy basil leaves), thai pickled garlic (gratiam dong)

eggplant, sliced 1/2 inch thick, zucchini , sliced 1/2 inch thick on an angle, red bell pepper , quartered lengthwise, portabella mushroom cap (read above), red onion, sliced 3/4 inch thick, extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper, baby spinach, pine nuts (a generous handful), parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated (a couple generous handfuls), giardiniera, store-bought (pickled vegetable salad), green olives, pitted, crusty italian bread, deli-sliced provolone cheese