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Check out these 30 Amazing Eggplant Recipes for new ways to prepare this versatile fruit. Each recipe is healthy, flavorful and easy to make!
What Is Eggplant?
Eggplant (also known as aubergine or brinjal) is a member of the nightshade family. Other nightshades include tomatoes, potatoes, and zucchini. The flesh, skin, and seeds of the eggplant are all edible but it is always advised to cook all parts of the eggplant before eating.
Eggplant is incredibly versatile - It can be used to make dips, soups, stews, casseroles, stir-fry, and salads. It can be grilled, roasted, fried, and sautéed. Eggplant is one of those ingredients that tends to pick up the flavors of whatever else is added to it.
There are numerous health benefits to eggplant including lots of nutrients and antioxidants. It is low in fat and calories and can help balance blood sugars.
How To Prepare Eggplant
There are so many ways to enjoy eggplant and it is found in cuisines all around the world.
It is common in Middle Eastern and Mediterranean cuisines as well as Italian, French, and many Asian cuisines.
There are different varieties of eggplant including the popular large purple Italian eggplant, the long and slender Japanese and Chinese eggplants, and the smaller Indian eggplant.
It's a fun ingredient to prepare and there are so many ways to utilize it! Here are some of my favorite Amazing Eggplant Recipes.
Baba Ghanoush (Vegan and Gluten Free)
Smoky Baba Ghanoush recipe is the best Middle Eastern appetizer! It's vegan, gluten free, and easy to make. Perfect served as a dip with pita!
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Mediterranean Roasted Eggplant Salad
This roasted eggplant salad is made with bell peppers, tomatoes, fresh herbs, olive oil and, lemon juice. You can serve it warm or cold as a side dish, salad, or appetizer. You can also add it to sandwiches and wraps.
Moroccan Eggplant Salad with Chermoula
Moroccan eggplant salad smothered in chermoula is a stunningly lip smacking salad. The eggplant is creamy, fork tender and packed with flavorful herbs and spices.
South Indian Eggplant Curry
South Indian eggplant curry is easy to make vegan curry that is full of amazing flavors! The curry sauce is made from scratch. It has intense smoky flavors from eggplants roasted in pan.
Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip
This Oven Roasted Eggplant & Red Pepper Dip is sweet and spicy and perfect for these cooler Fall evenings!
Eggplant Cakes with Lemon Sauce
Eggplant Cakes with Lemon Sauce are crispy on the outside and soft in the center. These super flavorful hors d’oeuvres are a big crowd pleaser.
Slow Cooker Eggplant Lasagna
Slow Cooker Eggplant Lasagna is a perfect meal that incorporates seasonal ingredients (like ripe eggplant and fresh basil), requires minimal preparation, and is prepared entirely in a slow cooker.
Miso Eggplant with Black Garlic
A quick and easy to make over roasted Japanese Miso Eggplant (nasu dengaku) brushed with sweet and savory miso glaze, packed with umami flavors from the black garlic!
Mediterranean Style Eggplant Chips
Eggplant chips are a quick game time snack or snack for any occasion. They are healthy and filling. Flavored with Mediterranean spices.
Roasted Eggplant with Tahini and Za'atar
This Roasted Eggplant with Tahini and Za’atar uses baby eggplant and Middle Eastern spices to create a healthy and flavorful side dish!
Indian Spice Stuffed Eggplant and Potatoes
A traditional popular Indian vegetable dish made healthy and easy! Try your hand at this version of Indian Spice Stuffed Eggplant & Potatoes. Made with delicious herbs and spices and baked to perfection!
Eggplant Spaghetti Sandwiches
Eggplant Spaghetti Sandwiches is a traditional vegetarian Sicilian dish. Easy to put together with simple Italian ingredients, it's a fun (and totally tasty) way to brighten up classic spaghetti with tomato sauce.
Italian Pressed Sandwich
A fabulous, vegetarian sandwich for tailgating, picnicking, lunch or party. Italian Pressed Sandwich is easy to make and feeds a small crowd! This recipe is vegetarian or vegan.
Vegan Aubergine 'Meatballs'
These meatless aubergine (eggplant) meatballs will delight vegans and meat eaters alike! Perfect for meat-free Mondays.
Grandma's Baked Eggplant Parmesan
My grandmother’s easy Baked Eggplant Parmesan is a delicious vegetarian dinner that only requires 15 minutes of prep! This recipe simplifies the classic Italian dish for a quick-prep, kid-friendly weeknight meal!
Georgian Eggplant Rolls with Walnuts
These Georgian Eggplant Rolls With Walnut Filling are a delightfully simply, healthy vegan appetizer. Three ingredients, some artfully chosen spices, and less than an hour of time and you have a vegan treat for the tastebuds with these walnut stuffed eggplant rolls.
Grilled Eggplant Tacos
Grilled Eggplant Tacos topped with a delicious bean corn and tomato salsa, melted cheese, avocado bites and fresh cilantro!
Eggplant Parmesan Caprese Skillet Pizza
A delicious deep dish caprese skillet pizza, layered with crispy baked eggplant Parmesan, fresh tomatoes, spinach, & basil, and creamy mozzarella cheese.
Brinjal Pickle Indian Eggplant Relish
Brinjal pickle (eggplant relish/ aubergine chutney) is a classic Indian condiment that is the perfect addition to any curry. Slightly sweet and spicy, it’s easy to make.
Grilled Portobello and Eggplant Veggie Burger
Devour these delicious veggie burgers with grilled portobello mushrooms and eggplant! Fried shallots, more fresh veggies, and a smoky mayo make this a healthier way to get your burger fix.
Sichuan Eggplant Stir Fry
Crispy eggplant covered in a sticky sweet, sour, savory and slightly spicy sauce. A signature Sichuan dish that turns eggplant haters into eggplant lovers.
Mutabbal Eggplant Dip
Mutabbal is a Middle Eastern silky, lemony, garlicky, smoky, eggplant dip… Made with tahini, this eggplant dip is often confused with Baba Ganoush. This is an authentic Mutabbal recipe that you will love!
Sheet Pan Eggplant Parmesan
An Italian classic; this healthier version Eggplant Parmesan is bursting with flavour, and it’s all possible with just one vessel: a regular ol’ sheet pan.
Eggplant Gratin with Feta Cheese
This creamy and scrumptious Eggplant Gratin is smothered with a secret white sauce and topped with a generous layer or Gruyere cheese. It is a side dish that is so easy to make and will be gone before you know it.
Amazing Greek Stuffed Eggplant
This tasty Greek Stuffed Eggplant is made with meat, kalamata olives and topped with feta cheese and tzatziki sauce. The perfect quick weeknight dinner idea.
Roasted Vegetable Puttanesca Sauce
This Roasted Vegetable Puttanesca Sauce is a great way to use up all those farmer’s market and CSA eggplants!
Grilled Eggplant Involtini
Grilled Eggplant Involtini features fresh bite-sized strips of grilled eggplant that are wrapped around a mixture of tomato sauce and basil-infused cheesy couscous and then oven baked to a delicious and savory perfection. This rolled aubergine eggplant is the best of summer eating.
Garden Vegetable Lasagna (Gluten Free)
This gluten free Garden Vegetable Lasagna recipe is made with veggies like eggplant and spinach. It's the best vegetarian comfort food!
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If you like eggplant, check out this Baked Eggplant Parmesan and Air Fryer Eggplant Parmesan Fries!
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About Christine
My name is Christine Rooney. I live in rural Minnesota with my husband. I own and operate The Rustic Foodie and work as a freelance photographer and writer. I like my food to be like anything else in life - down to earth and full of flavor.
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Joyce
I love eggplant, it's unfortunate that this ingredient has such a bad rep because when made right it's absolutely fantastic so I'm SUPER happy that this list has so many options to enjoy it! 🙂 You rock.
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Christine
Eggplant is definitely all in how you prepare it - I love how incredibly versatile it is!
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Natasha @ Salt & Lavender
These all look wonderful! Eggplant can be so underrated. Thanks so much for including my recipe!
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Christine
Thank you, Natasha! Eggplant is kind of underrated, isn't it? We'll do our best to change that! 🙂
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Marissa
What a mouthwatering lineup! Perfect timing with eggplant at its peak right now.
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Christine
Thank you, Marissa! I'm excited for my garden eggplant to come in. 🙂
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Valentina
Now I REALLY want eggplant for dinner! All of these look divine. Many thanks for including my Spicy Eggplant-Almond Cakes! 🙂
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Anjali @ Vegetarian Gastronomy
Thanks for including my recipes!!
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