Healthy and Easy【Eggplants with Garlic Sauce】

Healthy and Easy【Eggplants with Garlic Sauce】

by MaomaoMom

Similar to salad, Chinese cold dishes with vegetables make great appetizers. This is an easy and healthy dish, perfect for a summer party.

Prepare time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Level: Easy

Serves: 4-6 servings

Ingredients:

1) 3 eggplants, 500g;

2) 1 tbsp sesame seeds;

3) 1/2 tsp salt, 1/6 tsp chicken broth mix, 2 tsp sesame oil ;

4) 1 tbsp olive oil , 1/2 chili peper diced, 5 cloves of garlic minced, 1 tbs freshly minced green onion.

Directions:

1: Remove stems of the eggplant, rinse and cut in half (Picture 1). Boil water in a large pot. Put in eggplants and hold down with a plate (Picture 2). Cook on medium heat for 6 minutes and rinse with cold water (Picture 3). Cut into 1 inch long pieces and place in a mixing bowl.

2: Non-stick frying pan on medium heat, add in 1 tbsp sesame seeds, stir and cook until light brown (Picture 4).

3: Transfer cooked sesame seeds and all ingredients of Ingredient 3) to eggplant bowl. In the same non-stick pan, add in 1 tbsp olive oil and sauté all ingredients of Ingredient 4) for a couple of minutes (Picture 5). Transfer cooked minced galic, green onion and diced chili pepper into the eggplant (Picture 6).

4: Gently toss eggplant pieces with a spoon to coat with sauce. Chill for a couple of hours in the fridge before serving.

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