Italian Vegetables & Side Dishes: Eggplant
Standbys
About Eggplant
A few words on
selecting eggplant and their place in the Italian diet.
Canned Eggplant: Melanzane
Sott'Olio
Eggplant packed in oil with seasonings and herbs.
Difficulty: Easy
Caponata Siciliana
The classic
recipe for one of Sicily's best-loved dishes.
Difficulty:
Easy-Moderate
Caponatina
A quick, easy,
modern baked caponata recipe.
Difficulty: Easy
Chilled Eggplant: Melanzane
Fredde
This will work nicely as an antipasto or side dish.
Difficulty: Easy
Eggplant Parmesan: Melanzane alla
Parmigiana
One of the finest dishes known to man! An
excellent recipe, with several variations.
Difficulty: Moderate
Grilled Eggplant: Melanzane alla
Griglia
Marinated eggplant grilled and returned to the
marinade to be eaten cool -- very nice!
Difficulty: Easy
Melanzane in Carrozza
Sandwiches made with eggplant and mozzarella, fried -- a Neapolitan classic.
Difficulty: Easy
Pickled Eggplant
A recipe from
Anne's grandmother, Josephine Caravetta.
Difficulty: Easy
Stewed Eggplant: Melanzane al
Funghetto
Eggplant cooked as one would cook mushrooms -- in
other words, stewed, but without tomato.
Difficulty: Easy
Stuffed Eggplant in Tomato Sauce: Melanzane
Ripiene al Pomodoro
Stuffed eggplant baked in tomato sauce.
Another Neapolitan classic.
Difficulty: Easy
Other Eggplant Recipes
Baked Eggplant: Melanzane in
Pirofila
A simple eggplant dish, in which they are halved and
baked with a tasty tomato sauce.
Difficulty: Easy
Baked Eggplant with Olives: Melanzane al Forno
con le Olive
Eggplant halved and baked with a zesty
olive-and-anchovy topping!
Difficulty: Easy
Calabrian Eggplant: Melanzane
Calabre
Zesty Calabrian eggplant with garlic and hot pepper, a
perfect summer antipasto.
Difficulty: Easy
Caponata alla Palermitana
In Palermo, cooks often add fish to their caponata. Here's a simple version..
Difficulty: Easy-Moderate
Caponata della Baronessa di
Carni
An astonishingly sumptuous caponata that will be perfect
at an important occasion.
Difficulty: Moderate
Cheesy Stuffed Eggplant: Cheese: Melanzane
Imbottite di Formaggio
Eggplant work very nicely with cheese,
and also with tomatoes. Difficulty:
Easy.
Eggplant Boats with Musrooms and Sausages:
Barchette di Melanzane Con Funghi e Salsiccia
A hearty
antipasto!
Difficulty: Moderate
Eggplant in Green Sauce: Melanzane in Salsa
Verde
Eggplant with salsa verde, a zesty green sauce. Perfect
in summer.
Difficulty: Easy
Eggplant Parmesan With Pasta: Parmigiana con le Paste
A tasty variation on the Neapolitan classic.
Difficulty: Easy
Eggplant Rollups: Involtini di
Melanzane
A novel stuffed eggplant dish, seen on TV.
Difficulty: Easy
Eggplant Rollups with Walnuts: Involtini di
Melanzana alle Noci
Quick, easy, and perfect as part of a
light luncheon.
Difficulty: Easy
Jewish Eggplant: Melanzane alla
Giudea
Simple, tasty eggplant, Jewish Style.
Difficulty:
Easy
Marinated Eggplant: Melanzane a
Scapece
A refreshing summer eggplant dish that will also be a
nice appetizer.
Difficulty: Easy
Microwaved Eggplant
A quick,
easy-to-do eggplant recipe.
Difficulty: Easy
Stuffed Eggplant: Milagiane Chjine
(j is pronounced like the English ee)
Delicate stuffed eggplant, Calabrian
style.
Difficulty: Easy
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