Pickled Grilled Eggplant

Name: Pickled Grilled Eggplant
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons chili paste; 2 eggplants; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 Tbsps kosher salt; 1 teaspoon freshly chopped mint leaves; 118 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 Tbsp freshly chopped parsley leaves; 6 servings Gray salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 Tbsp sugar; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Pickled Grilled Eggplant requires about 50 minutes from start to finish. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 211 calories, 2g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe serves 6. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. It works well as a side dish. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. Head to the store and pick up kosher salt, freshly mint leaves, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Remove the stem end from the eggplants.

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Eggplant

Cut each eggplant in half lengthwise, and slice into half-inch thick moon slices. In a large mixing bowl, toss the eggplant with the kosher salt and let stand for about 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse and dry the eggplant well, and toss with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and a pinch of pepper.

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Kosher Salt

Olive Oil

Eggplant

Pepper

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Mixing Bowl

Heat a grill pan over high heat. When the grill pan is hot, cook the eggplant slices until nicely marked on both sides.

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Eggplant

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Grill Pan

Meanwhile in a small mixing bowl whisk the sugar, and garlic into the vinegar, whisk in the chili paste and remaining olive oil.

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Chili Paste

Olive Oil

Vinegar

Garlic

Sugar

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

Add the herbs and check for seasoning with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Seasoning

Herbs

When the eggplant is marked nicely on both sides remove it from the pan and add it immediately to the marinade (a shallow baking dish works nicely to ensure that all of the eggplant is coated in marinade).

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Eggplant

Marinade

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Baking Pan