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Saturday, 28 June 2014

Eggplant appetizer


Summary: Grilled eggplant slices topped with tomato slices, garlicky parmesan sauce and fresh herbs.

Ingredients

  • 1 eggplant
  • 2-3 tbs olive oil
  • 2-3 tomatoes, sliced
  • ½ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
  • 4 tbs mayonnaise
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • Fresh herbs to garnish (dill, basil, oregano, thyme, etc)
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Slice eggplants, toss with olive oil, salt and pepper.
  2. Grill until the eggplant slices are cooked, about 5 minutes on an electric grill, you can also fry or bake the eggplant slices.
  3. Meanwhile mix the grated parmesan cheese, crushed garlic, mayonnaise and pepper in a small bowl
  4. Arrange the eggplant slices on a plate, top each one with a slice of tomato and a spoon of the garlicky parmesan mixture.
  5. Garnish each appetizer with a fresh herb sprig and serve warm or cold.



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Comments

  1. Oswaldo Mier y Terán says:
    Looks delicious and amazing pictures…..!!!!!!
    From Caracas-Venezuela
  2. Daphne says:
    Made as a side dish for dinner tonight with out garden grown eggplant & tomatoes. Can’t wait to make again! Fantastic!
  3. Nancy says:
    I just found your site cause I was given a box of organic eggplants and don’t know what do with them. I’m a Texan married to a French man, living in France, and I’m always searching for different ideas for apéritif. This recipe looks great! Thank you, gracias, et enfin, merci!
  4. Gouri says:
    I made these when had some friends over for a barbeque. They tasted great, though they didn’t look as nice as your photos! I will be making these again. I added some dried dill to my mayo-parmesan mixture and topped it with Parsley.
  5. barbara says:
    I made this tonight…wow!
  6. Courtney says:
    I made this with veganaise because we were having vegan friends over. I added chives, basil and 1 clove of garlic. Everyone, including the meat eaters LOVED it. I have never had such flavor with eggplant. I used all local, in-season veggies and herbs. For us non-vegans I added some high-quality Parmesan. Totally yummy. I will use to this recipe again.
  7. Amy G. says:
    We ate a rolled version of this in Kazakhstan. The eggplant was thinner and grilled until soft enough to roll. The tomatoes were Russian heirlooms and very, very ripe. I don’t remember any cheese in it. Just seasoned grilled eggplant, thinly sliced tomatoes, and a dollop of garlicky mayonaise (the good stuff, not our American mass-market stuff). They were layered, then rolled up, held together with a round tooth pick, and were served cold. They called the dish, “Mother-in-law’s Tongue”.
  8. Deidre Hall says:
    This looks great i think it will be a new hit for my fiance and i its good to try something new muah!
  9. gabrielle says:
    I made this last night for a holiday party. It was a big hit. The first appetizer to disappear. Next, time I’m going to use plain yogurt in place of the mayo. Yummy!
  10. Hola Layla!
    I’ve been using your website a lot!!!! Congratulations and thanks for such a neat website. This recipe is spectacular, easy and delicious! Joe loved it. We just finished having dinner and I couldn’t help but comment on it. Say hi to Anna if you are still in touch with her. I remember her. We miss you here in Austin.
    Bye and enjoy our lindo Ecuador!
    Carolina
    AKA Carito
  11. JC says:
    these look really great. I am going to try these for my holiday party next weekend. will report back if it’s a hit. =)
  12. Jeanette says:
    Thanks for sharing such beautiful pieces, I just love how you illustrate the making of all your dishes. I was craving a potato soup and found your website. I have a question for you…do you have a recipe for Creamy Pesto Sauce?
    Keep up the great work!

    Thank you Jeanette, I don’t really have a specific recipe for pesto, I usually just crush basil leaves with some garlic, pine nuts, a little bit of lime juice and some olive oil as well as salt.

  13. Dawn says:
    I just found your site today and WOW, this is exactly what I want to eat! With all the tomatoes and eggplants I find the farmers market, I’m going to try this on Sunday!
  14. Teresa says:
    Mmmmm! I had too many tomatoes lying around and too many eggplants as well. I was looking for some ideas for lunch when I came across your post. OMG! This is amazing! I mean, I figured it would be good but that garlic Parmesan mayo sauce is amazing. I can’t wait to use the leftover mayo on other stuff. So simple and so delicious! I love it! Thank you!
  15. Kevin says:
    That looks good! Nice presentation.
  16. Dhi says:
    Hi Laylita,
    Awesome photos! This actually fits with the red&white theme for Foodie Photo Contest that we have now.
    If you’re interested, please find more info here: http://cookingetcetera.com/2008/07/07/red-white-foodie-photo-contest/
    There’re some prizes for the lucky winners too. Don’t forget, deadline for submission is Aug 18th.
    See you there at the roundup :-D
  17. Becky says:
    i love the simplicity of these appetizers. color, presentation, taste. lovely photos!
  18. Laylita says:
    Rosa – I love the colors also!
    Victoria – Thank you!
    Lydia – I didn’t think of that, but you are right, definitely a good low carb dish!
    Maya – You are so lucky to have these growing on your patio (I’m really jealous), give it a try, it’s so easy and good!
    JS – How can you dislike eggplant? I kind of understand, I didn’t really like eggplant until I was in college, I just never had it prepared the right way.
    Claudia – I think this will be even better with heirloom tomatoes, great idea!
    Olga – I like the idea of making something like this baked, I’ll have to try it!
  19. Olga says:
    This looks very pretty! And healthy and flavorful. My mom used to make something similar with eggplant and then top it with a mixture of mayo, garlic and parsley and bake in the oven!
  20. Claudia says:
    Looks delicious – a fantastic summer appetizer! I’ll try this recipe with heirloom tomatoes.
  21. This looks fantastic! I’ve been having some problems with eggplant lately (suddenly developed a dislike for the vegetable), so maybe this will set me back on track. This just looks so beautiful.
  22. Maya says:
    What a great dinner this time of the year. I have tomato and eggplant plants on my patio full of fruits. This would be a good way to use them up!
  23. Great way to lighten up eggplant parmesan — and now that I’m eating a lower-carb diet and not having much bread, it’s fun to substitute vegetables for the bread in some dishes like this.
  24. victoria says:
    I just love eggplant and this looks delicious! Wonderful photos to help explain the process. Great job.
  25. Rosa says:
    That appetizer looks very good and so pretty!
    Cheers,
    Rosa

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