Eggplants - tasty and healthy fruits (more precisely berries). They contain a large amount of valuable for the human body substances, vitamins, trace elements and fiber. From these vegetables and with these vegetables you can cook a variety of delicious dishes, for example, eggplant with garlic. This taste combination is completely harmonious. The appetizer of aubergines with garlic is good both on a festive table and on weekdays - this dish is a good choice for our menu. It should be noted that snacks from eggplant can be cooked in different ways: bake whole in an oven or on a grate, boil, stew or fry (in the last two cases, of course, in a sliced form). Consider several options for how to cook eggplants with garlic, depending on what foods are at hand.
Eggplant caviar with garlic
Eggplant caviar with garlic is very tasty if you bake eggplants on a bonfire or grate - it smells of "smoke". You can cook with caviar sandwiches, serve as a snack or add to the boiled pasta.
Ingredients:
- eggplant - 1 kg;
- garlic - 3-4 cloves;
- vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste;
- parsley - 1 bunch.
Preparation
The eggplants are baked entirely until the peel is darkened. So that they are baked evenly, they are turned over several times. Then the peel is removed, preferably done under running water, the pulp is ground with a heavy knife. Caviar seasoned with chopped (chopped or pounded) garlic and sunflower oil, salt, ground black pepper and finely chopped parsley. Even in caviar you can add finely chopped onions, aromatic spicy herbs (lyubovok, dill, celery, coriander), finely chopped ripe tomatoes or sweet peppers.
Eggplants with tomatoes and garlic - recipe
Easy to prepare in a hurry, a snack of eggplants with tomatoes and garlic. This light summer salad is low in calories and very tasty.
Ingredients:
- eggplant - 2 pieces;
- red tomatoes - 4 pcs .;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- vegetable oil - 2 tbsp. spoons for frying and 2 tbsp. spoons for refueling;
- parsley - 1 bunch;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
Cut the eggplant into small pieces, sprinkle with large salt and pour cold water (to remove bitterness). After 15 minutes, carefully rinse the eggplant under running water and flip it over the colander to water the glass. Preheat the frying pan, pour the vegetable oil. When the oil warms up well, fry the pieces of vegetables, vigorously stirring the spatula, until a beautiful golden brown tint. Remove them from the frying pan and place on a napkin to remove any residual oil. Slice the tomatoes with small cubes. Garlic chop with a knife or squeeze through a garlic squeezer and mix with butter for refueling. Finely chop the parsley. Mix everything in a salad bowl.
Eggplant rolls with garlic
A popular appetizer - eggplant rolls with garlic - requires some time and patience, but this dish is worth the effort.
Ingredients:
- eggplant - 2 pieces;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- vegetable oil - 50 ml;
- coriander - 1 small bunch;
- salt, ground black pepper - to taste.
Preparation
Eggplant cut into long slices along. Soak them in cold water for 20 minutes, then rinse and let them drain or dry with a clean linen cloth. Fry the slices in a frying pan on both sides. While they are not cold, season them with crushed garlic and roll them into tight rolls that can be chopped with a toothpick.
You can act a little differently and cook eggplant with cottage cheese and garlic. After frying the slices, as described above, place the filling in the center of the eggplant "tongue" from slightly salted cottage cheese seasoned with chopped garlic, and roll the roll.