Spicy salad with fried eggplants: how to season deliciously
Eggplant is a great choice for a savory summer salad. They are perfectly combined with other seasonal vegetables and a light dressing. No mayonnaise or soy sauce.
The idea of making a spicy eggplant salad was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina (olha.holovina). To prevent the onions from becoming bitter, it is better to pickle them.
Recipe for a spicy salad with eggplant
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
Ingredients:
- sweet tomatoes - 5 medium
- eggplant - 1 large or 2 smaller ones
- onion - 1 large
- marinade for onions - 50-60 ml of water + 25 ml of vinegar + 1/2 tsp of salt and the same sugar
- corn starch or flour
- salt, pepper - to taste
- parsley / cilantro - to taste
Method of preparation:
Cut and salt the eggplant
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
1. Peel the eggplant and cut into large cubes.
2. Season with salt and set aside for 15 minutes.
Pickling onions
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
3. Then blot with a napkin, removing excess moisture.
4. Add flour or starch and roll each cube in it.
Combine onions with tomatoes
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
5. Deep-fry or pan-fry on all sides until golden brown.
6. Cut the onion into half rings, add all the marinade ingredients and leave for at least 20 minutes to marinate.
Add eggplant and cheese
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
7. Dice the tomato and place in a bowl.
8. Then drain the onion and add to the tomatoes.
9. Put the fried eggplant in the same bowl.
Adding greens
Source: Screenshot of the post on the Instagram page of food blogger Olha Holovina
10. Add spices to taste.
11. You can add olive oil, but the salad is already juicy enough due to the tomatoes and onions.
12. Top with slices of cream cheese and sprinkle with herbs.
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