This eggplant dip is great on toasted bread or bowl of rice. I also used oyster mushrooms in this recipe, but if you don’t have them in the fridge, it’s not a big deal. It should be okay even without them. I know that visually this dish may not look tasty, but I made it twice in four days, it’s that good.
Eggplant Dishes
Do you like eggplant dishes? From what I notice in my surroundings, eggplant is not one of the favorites. In my opinion, eggplant is a very versatile vegetable. It can be baked, fried, sautéed with other vegetables, meat or tofu, and because it is like a sponge, it “absorbs” flavors and seasonings well. Eggplant is used quite often in Japanese cuisine. Even in our family, we cook eggplant in all kinds of ways.
How to Serve Eggplant Dip?
I called this dish a dip, even though it may not resemble classic dips as we know them, especially in terms of consistency. It depends on how big pieces of eggplant you cut. If you make them bigger, you can also serve it as a vegetable side dish.
This dip is perfect on toasted bread smeared with garlic or on rice. I used oyster mushrooms, but feel free to try champignons and various herbs as well.
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Eggplant Dip. Serve with Bread or Rice.
Ingredients
- 2 medium-sized eggplant
- 1/2 white onion
- 4 - 5 pieces of oyster mushrooms
- 1 clove of garlic
- Parsley
- 1 - 2 tsp ground red pepper
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp tomato puree
- 1 tsp honey
- Olive oil, salt, pepper
Instructions
- Cut the eggplants in half, put them on a baking sheet, drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
- Bake the eggplants for 40 minutes at 180 °C.
- Cut the onion into small cubes and also mushrooms into smaller pieces.
- Peel the garlic and chop the parsley.
- Peel the baked eggplants and cut them into small cubes.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat, toss in the onion and stir-fry until golden. Add mushrooms and stir-fry until soft.
- Add eggplant, tomato puree and pressed garlic. Season with soy sauce, salt, pepper, honey and ground red pepper. And at the end, mix in the parsley.
Itadakimasu! [itadakimas]
