Aubergine

competitionscafe

I think Nigel Slater describes boiled courgettes as "about as interesting as boiled cucumber" I can see where he's coming from - he has a nice recipe where you pan fry the slices so that the edges crisp and caramelise a bit then served with lots of freshly squeezed lemon juice, basil and black pepper. As you say, they are great roasted too - one of my fav veggie main meals is to stick whatever veg you have (courgettes, red peppers, shallots/ red onions, garlic cloves, pieces of sweet potato, parsnips/carrots, etc are all good) into an oven dish with some olive oil and chopped fresh herbs (rosemary or thyme) roast the veg in a hot oven then about 20 minutes before they are done add some cubes of chopped feta cheese and some baby plum tomatoes or cherry tomatoes and back in oven until done - season and serve: yummy.

Curry_Queen

Ohhhh that is one of my favourite veggie meals :drool:

I got the inspiration for it from seeing Tamasin Day-Lewis cook something similar on one of her programmes

r.mac_2

competitionscafe wrote:

I think Nigel Slater describes boiled courgettes as "about as interesting as boiled cucumber" I can see where he's coming from - he has a nice recipe where you pan fry the slices so that the edges crisp and caramelise a bit then served with lots of freshly squeezed lemon juice, basil and black pepper. As you say, they are great roasted too - one of my fav veggie main meals is to stick whatever veg you have (courgettes, red peppers, shallots/ red onions, garlic cloves, pieces of sweet potato, parsnips/carrots, etc are all good) into an oven dish with some olive oil and chopped fresh herbs (rosemary or thyme) roast the veg in a hot oven then about 20 minutes before they are done add some cubes of chopped feta cheese and some baby plum tomatoes or cherry tomatoes and back in oven until done - season and serve: yummy.

Yum - never thought of putting cheese in while they were still cooking. Guess what's going on next weeks meal plan.......:D

squeaky

Bangers and mash?

ping_2

I add Aubergine to Chicken and Veg. curry, which is a weight Watchers receipe, it to is really yummy.
Also try slicing them lentgh ways drizzling olive oil over them then griddle/bbq or roast them.

MoneySavingSapphire_:D

Bought one from greengrocers today as it was there, a pretty colour and 65p. But I have no idea what to do with it... Do I have to peel it? What about the seeds? They are the same colour as the inside...
I was going to fry in olive oil with onions/mushrooms/tomatoes and add to cous cous - good idea or bad? Is frying ok?
Thank you!!

annie-c

Yep, sounds lovely like that. Don't peel it, and leave the seeds where they are - just chop off the stalk bit and then slice the rest into bite size chunks and Bob's your uncle. Lovely in ratatouille, moussaka or just grilled/roasted with peppers, onions, courgettes etc for a fab warm meditteranean veggie dish.

Enjoy!

wigginsmum

I'd dice it, and roast it in the oven with other veg and oil drizzled over the top.

Nicki

How about a nice veggie lasagne. I like this one

Skin a tub of cherry tomatoes
Roast in oven with an aubergine, a few courgettes, a pepper, an onion, some garlic, drizzled with olive oil, and sprinkled with salt and pepper for about 40 mins.

Make a cheese sauce as usual (about a pint).

Layer veg, cheese sauce and lasagne sheets, top with cheese and bake for about half an hour at GM 6

If you use a light touch with oil and use skimmed milk and a small amount of very mature cheese, its also quite low cal, low fat and healthy.

impy78

You need to salt them first, or they will taste rank.

To salt aubergines: Cut in half lengthwise (or slice or dice it, depending on the recipe) and sprinkle the cut surfaces with salt; 1/2 teaspoon is sufficient for a pound of aubergines. Place the salted flesh in a colander and let stand for about 30 minutes. You can then rinse the flesh , squeeze out the excess moisture, and pat dry with paper towels.