Spicy Eggplant & Tomato Garlic Appetizer

Original, spicy, tasty, will decorate any table! Fried eggplant with tomatoes and garlic is a very interesting appetizer made from fresh vegetables. It can be served on weekdays and holidays. Making this dish is not difficult for anyone. Suitable for post.
cook time: 30 min
Maya Lindell
Spicy Eggplant & Tomato Garlic Appetizer

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

118
Calories
11g
Fat
6g
Carbs
1g
Protein

Ingredients (2 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Tomatoes 1 pc
Salt to taste
Vegetable oil 2 tbsp
Eggplant 1 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to fry eggplants with tomatoes and garlic? Prepare all the necessary products. Vegetables, of course, are best to take seasonal domestic ones — they are not as beautiful, but much healthier. Eggplants should be small, with a matte skin. I advise you to choose tomatoes by smell — real tasty tomatoes should smell like tomatoes. They should also have a rich color.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash the eggplant under running water, dry, remove the stalk and cut into circles about 1 cm thick. If you want your appetizer to be taller, the circles can be much thicker, something like “stumps”, about 2 cm.

Step 3

Step 3
Eggplants are believed to have a bitter taste. Although, in my opinion, modern eggplant varieties do not have any bitterness. But just in case, let’s use one of the methods to remove this bitterness. It is enough to salt the sliced eggplant mugs or put them in salted water and leave them for 10-15 minutes. Then drain the water and rinse the eggplants. This method will also make them crispier.

Step 4

Step 4
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan: it can be any kind, corn, rapeseed, or sunflower will do. But I want to clarify one point: only refined types of vegetable oils are suitable for frying, because only such oils do not burn in a frying pan. Place the eggplant slices and fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side. Then remove the eggplants from the heat and cool slightly.

Step 5

Step 5
Place fried eggplants on a serving plate and chopped garlic on them. I put the clove through a press, but you can also grate it or finely chop it with a sharp knife.

Step 6

Step 6
Wash the tomato well, preferably using a special vegetable washing product. Then remove the stem and cut into circles. It’s great if the tomato and eggplant mugs match in size.

Step 7

Step 7
Place tomato slices on the garlic and serve the appetizer to the table. If desired, garnish with parsley, dill, basil or any other.

Step 8

Step 8
This appetizer will successfully decorate any table. Bon appetit!

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