Have you ever tried Fairy Tale Eggplants with Tomato? Exceptional, what a delight.

Fairy Tale Eggplants with Tomato. A delicate and very tasty side dish. Few Ingredients, ready in a few minutes. Excellent as a side dish but also good for seasoning a pasta dish.
They can be cooked whole or diced, fried, baked or in a pan. They are also suitable for low-calorie diets, as they are low in calories.

The Fairy Tale Eggplant is an elongated eggplant that can reach up to 8 inches and is 0.5 to 1.5 inches thick. This particular shape is not the result of genetic manipulation but of natural crossings.

The Fairy Tale Eggplant has a thin skin and firm flesh almost entirely seedless, and a taste tending to sweetness, without the classic bitterness of other varieties. For this reason, it is not necessary to salt the fairy tale eggplants before cooking.

One of its most important characteristics is precisely its flesh, which absorbs little oil during cooking.

They are also indicated for low-calorie diets, as they are low in calories and have purifying properties.

Besides being delicious, they have an interesting advantage: due to their size, the eggplants are very quick to prepare.

Let’s get cooking.

Difficulty: Very Easy
Cost: Very Cheap
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Stove
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: Spring, Summer and Autumn

102.05 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 102.05 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 5.49 (g) of which sugars 3.14 (g)
Proteins 1.09 (g)
Fat 9.28 (g) of which saturated 1.33 (g)of which unsaturated 0.12 (g)
Fibers 2.38 (g)
Sodium 757.62 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 85 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients for Fairy Tale Eggplants with Tomato

14 oz fairy tale eggplants
15 piccadilly tomatoes
chopped parsley (fresh)
1 clove garlic
salt
3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
3 leaves basil

Tools

Pan – non-stick (large) with lid
Wooden Spoon

Preparation of Fairy Tale Eggplants with Tomato

Wash the red cherry tomatoes, then cut them in half.
Wash the fairy tale eggplants and remove the stem.
Dry them.
My personal taste is to cut them in half.
(If you want, you can leave them whole).
Heat a little oil in a large pan and let a clove of garlic brown.
(If you like, you can add a piece of hot chili pepper).
Remove the garlic and add the fairy tale eggplants.
Cover with a lid, leaving it slightly ajar.
They should cook for 6 minutes, stirring often.
Add the tomatoes cut into wedges, season with salt, and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon.
At the end of cooking, sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley.
A dash of pepper and a few basil leaves and the fairy tale eggplant side dish is ready.
Garnish with a sprig of basil.
Enjoy your meal.