Day five of the A- Z blogging challenge and am blogging the letter E. Well, am actually am two day behind, but plan to catch up on the weekend. The exotic, bright, purple luscious eggplant is one of mt favorite veggies. Whether you grill it, sauté it, roast it or blend into a delish dip it’s always a winner. This recipe involves roasting eggplant slices and then smearing it with a tangy sweet sour sauce which makes it a melt in mouth dish. It is delish ! Try it and see if your family doesn’t ask for more.
Nutrition Nuts and bolts :
Purple eggplant is bursting with the antioxidant power of anthocyanina and fiber. Eggplants also have good antioxidant content. Nasunin, a powerful antioxidant helps protect lipids surrounding brain cells from damage. It also works to hunt down and neutralize free radicals in the body, which helps fight against various forms of cancer. Nasunin is found in the skin of eggplants. n
Roasted Eggplant in Sweet & Sour Tomato SauceIngredients
- 6 Eggplant
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 tomatoes chopped
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili
- 2 tsp brown sugar
- Olive oil - 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- 2 tbs lemon juice
- 2 tsp brown sugar or honey
Instructions
http://www.suesnutritionbuzz.com/2012/04/07/eggplant-roasted-and-smeared-with-sweet-sour-sauce/
- Wash and slice eggplant into 1 inch slices
- Sauté in 1 tbs olive oil till lightly roasted on each side
- Sauté onions in 2 tbs oil till soft
- Add ginger paste and sauté for 1 minute
- Add cumin, chili and sauté for 1 minute
- Add tomatoes and lemon juice and sauté for 5 minutes till oil floats on top
- Add sugar and salt
- Serve hot with rice, pita bread or as a side.
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Hi there! I’m Sunithi, AKA Sue, a registered dietitian with a sweet tooth and a passion for eating healthy (quite a combo) currently working as an independent consultant in the DC Metro area. I’m also a blogger, health nut, nutrition geek who jogs to keep sane :)! I love to revamp recipes and add some ‘Nutrition Bytes’ to them. All my recipes are gluten free! I also blog on natural health and fitness! Visit often and drop me a note if you have any nutrition queries!
Yum! Thanks for sharing this simply and healthy recipe 🙂
"Happy Cooking"
Welcome ! Try making it ! Its quite yumm 🙂 thanks for visiting too 😉
I love eggplant, too! We grow it in our garden and I think it's one of the most beautiful pieces of produce! Have you tried some of the exotic varieties? They're fun, too. And delish. The Engineer makes some wonderful ratatouille with it.
Tina @ Life is Good
Co-Host of the April A to Z Challenge
Twitter: @AprilA2Z #atozchallenge
Home grown must be soo good !! Love ratatouille !! Thanks for visiting. Will visit your blog and see how creative you've gotten with the alphabets. Thanks for visiting !
That sounds lovely.
🙂 Thanks for stopping by !!
Your recipe sounds awesome. I do love roasted eggplant!
Think it tastes much better when you roast it. The flavor comes alive ! Thanks for visiting !!
YUM! The sauce sounds wonderful. We love roastedb veggies.
Yep ! Roasted veggies are the best ! Thanks Alex 🙂