Eggplant- love it or hate it?

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  • abikinibyjuly
    abikinibyjuly Posts: 330 Member
    Eggplant Parmesan is delish. I have a lighter recipe that my husband loves, which requires no frying. Just baking. I also love grilled eggplant and eggplant in pasta.
  • eleanoreb
    eleanoreb Posts: 621 Member
    Baba ganoush... smoked eggplant puree. absolutely delicious. Here's a recipe. http://www.food.com/recipe/baba-ganoush-the-best-in-the-world-67570

    oh ymm I will try this!!
  • eleanoreb
    eleanoreb Posts: 621 Member
    I just can't get over the texture, no matter how it's cooked. I've tried to like it :(
    But yours looks beautiful!

    thank youu!!!
  • eleanoreb
    eleanoreb Posts: 621 Member
    This is the absolute best stew I have ever tried!

    http://www.theppk.com/2008/10/spicy-peanut-eggplant-and-shallot-stew/

    that sounds amazing. will try
  • eleanoreb
    eleanoreb Posts: 621 Member
    Love it. My favorite is stuffed eggplant. You hollow out the eggplant, chop the pulp and sautee it for about 5-7 minutes, add in half a chopped onion (white, yellow, or sweet but I like white best), one small chopped tomato, and a tablespoon of white wine vinegar. Sautee until most of the liquid is evaporated then stir in as much feta as you like. You can scoop the mixture back into the eggplant shells, into a bell/ pablano pepper, or baking pan. YOu can sprinkle on bread crumbs and Parmesan if you'd like-- I don't as the feta is cheesy enough for me-- and bake at 350 for 10 minutes or so.
    yum yum yum, thanks so much for sharing this!!!
  • rduhlir
    rduhlir Posts: 3,550 Member
    I have just discovered eggplant, and I love it!

    I found a healthier meat lasagna replaces the majority of meat with eggplant, and it is SO FREAKING GOOD!

    Here is the link:

    http://www.marthastewart.com/336865/healthier-meat-lasagna
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    Meh. Is it o.k. if I merely like it, depending on how it is prepared?
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Love it :) like it sweated and baked so its crisp
  • jlapey
    jlapey Posts: 1,850 Member
    Not a fan of the texture so I don't like it so much by itself but I'm fine if it is mixed into other things. OR smothered down with onions and shrimp or made in a rice dressing with ground beef.
  • halips
    halips Posts: 134 Member
    LOVE IT! It's my favorite food really. Eggplant parm, eggplant lasagna, eggplant boats( with mushrooms, cheese & breadcrumbs), roasted, baba ghanoush, in pasta, sauteed with onions and mint and added to quinoa with feta. I could go on and on! :love:
  • groovy_dhruvy
    groovy_dhruvy Posts: 35 Member
    Can't get enough of it - Sliced thinly and grilled : yum!
  • RubyRedScarlett
    RubyRedScarlett Posts: 6
    i LIKE it...will try some of these recipes and see if i can grow to LOVE it :heart:
  • krislshoe
    krislshoe Posts: 459 Member
    love, love, love it!
  • Mamalea32
    Mamalea32 Posts: 134
    I create a lasagna with layers of thin eggplant instead of noodles. Lower carb and lower starch, but soooo good!
  • Tuffjourney
    Tuffjourney Posts: 971
    This is the absolute best stew I have ever tried!

    http://www.theppk.com/2008/10/spicy-peanut-eggplant-and-shallot-stew/

    Just looked at that recipe and OMG I am going to make it. Looks and sounds amazing.
  • Emtabo01
    Emtabo01 Posts: 672
    http://sheheartsit.com/food-drink/baked-eggplant/

    I've tried it several ways, and my favorite, really the only way I eat it now, is the above recipe.
  • littlebudgie
    littlebudgie Posts: 279 Member
    If I could marry eggplant I would, so long as it was ok with being in a polygamous marriage with me and salmon sashimi.
  • Ed98043
    Ed98043 Posts: 1,333 Member
    http://sheheartsit.com/food-drink/baked-eggplant/

    I've tried it several ways, and my favorite, really the only way I eat it now, is the above recipe.

    This is almost exactly the way I make it, too - but with lots of garlic and some basil. It really is delicious, and if you go easy on the olive oil you can eat a lot of it for very few calories.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Grilled...then made into eggplant lasagne. Mmmmm
  • agulamali
    agulamali Posts: 44 Member
    Used to hate it, but it's growing on me...
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    now you all make me want to try it ! never cooked with it before. what does it taste like?
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    I absolutely love all vegetables. I would eat nothing but veggies if I wasn't trying to hit a protein goal. But I really dislike eggplant. I love Baba Ganoush, but all other eggplant needs to DIAF. The skin is a pretty color though.
  • kcarlberg99
    kcarlberg99 Posts: 2 Member
    I love it but it does not love me. I can not eat it or if eat I eat it I will got to the ER.
  • SteelySunshine
    SteelySunshine Posts: 1,092 Member
    I absolutely love all vegetables. I would eat nothing but veggies if I wasn't trying to hit a protein goal. But I really dislike eggplant. I love Baba Ganoush, but all other eggplant needs to DIAF. The skin is a pretty color though.

    Ha ha I was thinking the same thing. I love egg plant. I love all food. But, I am not crazy about protein foods and since I like everything the thing I like least gets shoved to the bottom of my priority list.
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    I love to dice and sautee, then hide in spaghetti sauce, so my kids don't know. lol!
  • djcon
    djcon Posts: 216 Member
    bump
  • eleanoreb
    eleanoreb Posts: 621 Member
    If I could marry eggplant I would, so long as it was ok with being in a polygamous marriage with me and salmon sashimi.

    hahaha nice!!
  • twilasue54
    twilasue54 Posts: 42 Member
    I create a lasagna with layers of thin eggplant instead of noodles. Lower carb and lower starch, but soooo good!

    Do you have to cook the eggplant first? i have never made anything with eggplant but would like to try this. does the skin stay on it? do you cut it legthwise or widthwise?
  • MorgueBabe
    MorgueBabe Posts: 1,188 Member
    LOVE
    Make these babies on a day you want to spend all your calories in one place - http://theveeword.blogspot.com/2012/10/veganmofo-bobby-flay-and-eggplant.html
  • jfauci
    jfauci Posts: 531 Member
    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!! But, about 5 years ago, I developed an allergy to it :sad: . Not terrible, but it makes my throat itch. If I'm really craving some, I'll have it, but it makes me nervous.

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