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Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« on: September 07, 2012, 09:48:24 am »

Hello everyone
I was on holiday so couldn't be around much recently
Today I finally post something

This is not much of a recipe to be honest, it is mostly a way of cooking let me say.
I don't know if you ever tried a similar recipe for your eggplants. You are losing a lot if you haven't tried it yet, in my humble opinion. Sure, it depends on one's palate.

I'd say if you use a good quality extra virgin olive oil you'd enhance the taste even more.




Ingredients:
750g large eggplants
20g parsley leaves
1-2 cloves of garlic (I used 2 small ones)
Extra virgin olive oil
Salt

Preparation:

    Cut eggplants into 1cm slices. Sprinkle with salt and keep aside for half an hour.

    Wash eggplant slices under tap water, drain. Transfer them onto a clean tea towel. Wipe both sides with paper towel.
    Chop parsley and garlic for 5 seconds on Speed 7.
    Oil lightly a grill pan and warm it.
    Cook both sides of eggplant slices over medium high heat. (I cooked each side for about 2-3 minutes. Adjust cooking time according to your eggplants. Try not to overcook them)

    Transfer cooked slices into a container arranging them in a single layer.

    Sprinkle with parsley-garlic mixture. Season with a little salt and drizzle with olive oil.

    Continue to cook the remaining slices. Again arrange cooked slices in a single layer over the previous ones, sprinkle with parsley-garlic, salt and then drizzle with oil.
    Continue until all the eggplants are done.

    When they are cooled at room temperature, close the lid of the container and place them in the fridge for a few hours. Serve them cold.


Enjoy...


You have many ways to use them up.
They can accompany to meat, chicken or fish dishes.
You use them to fill your sandwiches, pita, piadina or tortilla.
They are great also to add in the salads.



Photos: http://www.thermomixtarifdefterim.blogspot.it/2012/09/grilled-eggplant-with-garlic-and.html






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Re: Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2012, 09:59:41 am »
Nice to have you back Farfallina.Just read your story of releasing " Nerino" into the wild,had a few tears myself :'( You and your DH are special people :-*
Denise...Buckinghamshire,U.K.
Don't cry over the past,it's gone.Don't stress about the future,it hasn't arrived.Live in the present and make it beautiful.

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Re: Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2012, 10:18:49 am »
Lovely story farfallina, he was ready to go and you were the best foster parents in the lead up to your tearful parting.  As a bird lover myself I totally understand your feelings as you set this little fellow free.  Maybe one day he will visit you with his new family.  :-* :-*
Judy from North Haven, South Australia

Make the most of every day, you never know what is around the corner.

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Re: Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2012, 11:26:22 am »
Dear Denise and Judy
thank you so much for your heart-warming comments.. :-*
You can't imagine how much I cried while I was writing that post !  :'(
Nevertheless I am happy at the end thinking that he is free now and also in much better shape
Every once in a while I see some martins flying around hoping that he is among them..

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Re: Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2012, 05:36:00 pm »
i cook eggplant , zucchini and carrots like this 2 farfallina very handy to have in the  fridge, lovely in a bread roll or to add to a pasta dish
i don't need a recipe i'm italian

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Re: Grilled Eggplant with Garlic and Parsley (with photo)
« Reply #5 on: September 11, 2012, 05:43:45 pm »
I had many eggplants recently.
I was given by some friends who grow them, I even grew a few myself:)
So I made this one very often this summer. I just love it and find it very useful with many different areas of use.

I make also zucchini this way as you said, haven't tried carrots yet.