The homeland of the purple fruit is India. Real legends tell about the taste of eggplants. So, the Turkish imam fainted from how he was struck by the unusual taste of eggplant. Eating eggplants is useful for a dietary and healthy diet, because this fruit lowers blood cholesterol levels and contains potassium that is good for the heart. Eggplant makes delicious salads.
For the preparation of salads, fried eggplants are mainly used, less often boiled or baked. Rinse, cut the eggplants, peel, then cut into small pieces, put in a bowl, add salt, leave for 15-20 minutes, then rinse, dry and fry over low heat until cooked.
Eggplant goes well with other vegetables. Use bell peppers, onions, olives, herbs. Mayonnaise, vegetable oil or various sauces are perfect as a dressing.
To prepare a delicious spicy salad with eggplant and cheese, you will need:
- medium sized eggplants - 2-3 pcs.;
- 150 g of cheese;
- tomato - 5 pcs.;
- sweet bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- vegetable oil (for frying);
- greens (parsley, cilantro, etc.);
- salt (to taste).
Rinse the eggplants, peel them, then cut into slices 1-1.5 cm thick. In a preheated pan in a small amount of vegetable oil, fry the eggplant pieces until they acquire a golden color.
Rinse the bell pepper, remove the core, cut into small strips. Rinse the tomatoes and cut into slices. Rinse and chop the herbs finely.
Put the ingredients in a salad bowl in layers: first, eggplant, which must be sprinkled with crushed garlic and grated cheese, then pepper and tomatoes, the salad is decorated with herbs on top.
Salt the salad to your liking. Such a dish is dietary, since eggplants allow you not to use mayonnaise when preparing them. The eggplant and cheese salad should be infused for a while in a cool place, and then it can be served.
