Eggplant Side Dish

A very tasty side dish and sweet and sour prepared with round eggplants also excellent as an appetizer is the recipe I prepared today in my kitchen! Eggplants are a very versatile vegetable, highly digestible, low-calorie, and adapt to many combinations in the kitchen.

There are many varieties of eggplants such as round, violet, pearl, durona, baffa, and zebrina, and HERE you will find a lot of information, even for growing them on a balcony.

EGGPLANT SIDE DISH

eggplant side dish
  • Difficulty: Very Easy
  • Cost: Very Cheap
  • Rest time: 5 Minutes
  • Preparation time: 15 Minutes
  • Portions: 4 people
  • Cooking methods: Stove
  • Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients for EGGPLANT SIDE DISH Recipe

  • 4 eggplants
  • 1 onion
  • 1/2 oz raisins
  • 3/4 oz pine nuts
  • 3/4 oz walnut kernels
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 bunch basil
  • 1 small glass white wine vinegar
  • to taste extra virgin olive oil
  • to taste fine salt
  • to taste black pepper

Tools for EGGPLANT SIDE DISH Recipe

#adv

  • Wok

Preparation of Eggplant Side Dish Recipe

  • Remove the stems, wash and dry the eggplants. Cut them into cubes and sauté them with a little hot extra virgin olive oil. They must soften and brown on all sides.

  • Drain the eggplant cubes on kitchen paper.

    Soak the raisins in warm water.

    Sauté the chopped onion in a pan with a little extra virgin olive oil

  • Then add the drained and dried raisins, pine nuts, chopped walnuts. Add the eggplants, sugar, some torn basil leaves, white wine vinegar.

  • Season with salt and pepper and cook for 5/6 minutes. Serve this delicious eggplant side dish warm or cold. Enjoy this simple recipe!

    Annalisa

Tips and Notes

On the blog, you will find many other recipes with eggplants, and I recommend:

SICILIAN PARMIGIANA,

COLD FUSILLI WITH EGGPLANT CAVIAR,

EGGPLANT CUTLETS,

PASTA ALLA NORMA,

STUFFED EGGPLANTS WITH PENNE,

SPAGHETTI WITH EGGPLANTS, CHERRY TOMATOES, AND CAPERS.

SPAGHETTI WITH EGGPLANTS, CHERRY TOMATOES, AND CAPERS.

SPAGHETTI WITH EGGPLANTS, CHERRY TOMATOES, AND CAPERS.

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