"stuffed eggplant" news and stories

For some reason, eggplant is often neglected by home cooks. Maybe because it's hard to get excited about it visually (dull brown when you want something bright green or red or orange), or because the texture and flavor can be unappealing if cooked incorrectly, or because it doesn't groove with the protein you took out to defrost, or just... because.

This dish is a game changer. It capitalizes on eggplant's plump shape, brings plenty of color into play, uses Middle Eastern ingredients to boost flavor and incorporates chopped eggplant flesh into the lamb stuffing, so texture isn't an issue. Deliciously clever.

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I like eggplant but don't cook it all that often. I have no good reason to offer up for this, but other than occasionally grilling it, it's not on the menu. After seeing this recipe that Barrett posted for Eggplant Stuffed with Fruit and Nut Rice on Too Many Chefs, I'm definitely going to make a change because this dish sounds delicious. And even more importantly, it looks delicious. Simple, light and summery, a rice salad is prepared with a combination of Persian and Indian spices, summer squash and eggplant, not to mention dried fruits and nuts, then is stuffed into a hollowed out eggplant and baked. The smell must be fantastic with, cumin, cinnamon and tarragon. This sounds like the perfect meal for a night that is too hot for a heavy meat dish, as well as a night when you want to have an extra serving of pie for dessert.