Eggplant Potato Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add potatoes, red onion, and baby eggplants.
• Season with salt and pepper, cover and cook over moderately low heat until tender-- 15 minutes.
• Stir in fresh lemon juice and chopped dill. Serve warm.

Steps:

• Bring potatoes to a boil and simmer, covered, for 20 to 30 minutes or until just tender. While this is cooking in a glass mixing bowl combine the mayonnaise, yogurt and vinegar. Toss with 1/2 teaspoon salt, freshly ground pepper, red onion, celery, 3/4 cup of bell pepper and 2 of the chopped hard boiled eggs. When potatoes are just tender, drain and pat dry and cube them into 1inch dice. Toss them with ingredients in the bowl and adjust seasoning. Center salad on a bed of lettuce and garnish with remaining chopped egg and bell pepper.

Steps:

• In a large bowl add the eggplant and milk. Let soak about 30 minutes, then strain and set aside. Whisk the eggs together in a medium glass bowl and place cornmeal on a flat sheet tray. Toss the drained eggplant into the egg until evenly coated. Remove with a slotted spoon and allow any excess to drip back into the bowl. Drop the eggplant into the cornmeal and toss to coat well. Remove from the cornmeal, place in a shallow bowl and refrigerate until needed.
• Mix the 1/3 cup olive oil, rice wine vinegar, and mustard in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper
• In a large bowl, toss all the salad ingredients together including the torn mint and drizzle with the dressing.
• Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or a large saute pan, to 350 degrees F. In batches, if necessary, fry the eggplant until crispy and golden brown. Remove from fryer with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Place salad in serving plates and top each serving with eggplant.

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Brush eggplant with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place in a single layer on a baking sheet.
• Broil eggplant in the hot oven, turning to brown on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Transfer cooked eggplant to a large bowl. Add tomatoes and onion.
• Combine remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Pour dressing over salad.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium high. Prick the eggplant all over with a fork, put in on the grill and close the cover; cook, turning occasionally, until eggplant is very soft and skin is blistered, about 15 minutes.
• When cool enough, scoop out the insides of the eggplant and coarsely chop. Transfer to a bowl and toss with tomatoes, vinegar, salt, oregano and garlic. Stir in oil and parsley; season with pepper and more salt if needed. Garnish with capers if you like them. Serve with warm pita bread.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees. Slice the eggplants 1/4-inch thick, discarding the tops. Peel the potatoes or leave the skins on, and slice the potatoes 1/4-inch thick. Place the eggplant and potatoes in a large bowl and drizzle with the ghee. Toss with cumin, nigella, red-pepper flakes, cinnamon and 1 teaspoon salt.
• Lightly grease a 9-by-9-inch baking dish or similarly sized gratin dish with ghee, and place the gratin dish on a baking sheet.
• Add the tomatoes and garlic to the baking dish, season with salt and toss to combine. Arrange the eggplant and potato slices on top, alternating between the two vegetables.
• In a small bowl, mix the bread crumbs and Parmesan. Sprinkle the mixture over the sliced vegetables.
• Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, until the top turns golden brown. Let the dish cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Cut eggplant in half lengthwise. Place with cut side down in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until tender. , Cool, peel and cut the eggplant into 1/2-in. cubes; place in a large salad bowl. Add tomatoes, eggs and onion. Add dressing, salt and pepper; toss. Cover and chill 1 hour before serving.