Grilled Eggplant Salad

I like this Grilled Eggplant Salad with contemporary cherry tomatoes and Feta cheese and a dressing with basil, parsley, and capers!

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For anybody who noticed the title of this recipe and mentioned “I don’t like eggplant,” I have to remind you of my discovery that grilled eggplant is basically among the finest issues about summer season. I used to be by no means an eggplant fan till I began rising the skinny Japanese Eggplants in my backyard, and cooking them on the grill. In case you’ve by no means had grilled eggplant, you’ve by no means actually had eggplant!

And I completely liked this Grilled Eggplant Salad from the primary time I attempted it, and the Basil, Parsley, and Caper sauce that we used as a dressing on this recipe actually added a lot superb taste.

But when I can’t probably discuss you into eggplant, then you definitely nonetheless ought to strive that scrumptious sauce to eat on grilled rooster, fish, or greens. The sauce recipe and the inspiration to mix it with grilled eggplant got here from a recipe in Donna Hay’s New Meals Quick (affiliate hyperlink), and this sauce is one other a type of summer season herb mixtures that may be good on practically something.

What substances do you want for this recipe?

• Asian Eggplants
• olive oil
• salt and fresh-ground black pepper
• grape tomatoes, minimize in half
• crumbled Feta (or extra)
• contemporary basil leaves
• contemporary parsley leaves (flat or curly)
• garlic cloves, sliced
• Dijon mustard
• capers
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice

What are Asian Eggplants?

There are numerous kinds of eggplants. However Asian Eggplants are lengthy and skinny in comparison with different varieties. Chinese language Eggplant is longer than Japanese Eggplant, however each these varieties have a gentle pores and skin that doesn’t have to be peeled and the form and dimension make them excellent for cooking on the grill. See pictures of the 4 most typical kinds of eggplants to check.

Are you able to make Grilled Eggplant Salad with out an out of doors grill?

In case you don’t have an out of doors grill the eggplant for this eggplant salad can positively be cooked on a stove-top grill pan with ridges (affiliate hyperlink) or a George Foreman Grill (affiliate hyperlink) with good outcomes. Do not forget that the George Foreman Grill cooks each side without delay so grilling time will probably be quite a bit shorter!

Need low-carb eggplant recipes?

Try Low-Carb and Keto Eggplant Recipes for extra tasty eggplant dishes from Kalyn’s Kitchen and different blogs across the internet!

Getting ready and grilling the eggplant for this salad:

(Scroll down for full recipe with dietary data.)

1. I used 8 skinny Japanese eggplants, however any form of Asian eggplant will work.
2. Lower off each ends of eggplant, then minimize in half lengthwise and brush each side with olive oil. Season the minimize facet with salt and pepper.
3. Preheat the grill to medium excessive and lay the eggplants flesh-side-down. Prepare dinner till you see good grill marks, about 5-7 minutes.
4. Prepare dinner about 5 minutes extra on the opposite facet, till the eggplant is pretty softened and properly browned.
5. Let the eggplant cool on a slicing board till they’re cool sufficient to chop.
6. Whereas eggplants cool, minimize the grape tomatoes in half. When eggplants are cool sufficient to deal with, minimize them into slices about 1 inch thick.

Making the sauce and assembling Grilled Eggplant Salad:

1. Whereas eggplants cool, make the superb dressing. Begin with contemporary basil leaves, contemporary parsley, and a few sliced garlic.
2. Give these substances buzz within the meals processor, then add Dijon Mustard, capers, contemporary lemon juice, and olive oil, and course of till the combination is chunky.
3. This retains properly within the fridge for greater than every week, so make the complete quantity and eat it on every part in sight!
4. Gently mix the eggplant and tomatoes in a bowl, and stir in sufficient of the superb dressing to coat the greens.
5. Stir within the crumbled Feta cheese and serve heat or at room temperature. 

Make it a Meatless Meal:

Eggplant is used as a meat substitute in lots of components of the world, and I can positively think about serving this as a main-dish salad for a plant-based meal that features hummus with grilled low-carb pita bread and a few form of inexperienced salad on the facet.

Extra Eggplant Recipes:

Julia Little one’s Eggplant Pizza

Spicy Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini Salad

Mediterranean Eggplant

Spicy Grilled Eggplant

Grilled Eggplant with Feta and Herbs

Low-Carb Weight loss plan / Low-Glycemic Weight loss plan / South Seashore Weight loss plan Solutions:
The whole lot on this Grilled Eggplant Salad is accepted for all-phases of the unique South Seashore Weight loss plan or every other kind of low-glycemic consuming plan, and this salad can be comparatively low in carbs however in all probability too excessive in carbs for Keto.

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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted in 2012. It was up to date with extra data in 2022.

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