5 TOP recipes for grilled eggplant or how to enjoy it not only in summer barbecues

Grilled eggplant is delicious.

It is a great and tasty option as a side dish for summer barbecues.

Of course, it can fully replace a piece of meat.

Let’s see together how to prepare these vegetables even without a grill in the oven.

Grilled eggplant with herb butter

This recipe is a quick and proven variant. Whether you choose it as a side dish, garnish or main dish, it will delight.

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant
• ¼ cup butter
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil
• ¾ teaspoon of Italian seasoning mix
• ½ teaspoon of dried garlic
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• salt and pepper

Method:

• Cut the eggplant into thin slices (approx. 0.5 cm wide) and salt on both sides.
• Mix the butter with the spices.
• Preheat the grill and brush lightly with olive oil.
• Spread the herb butter on top of each eggplant slice and place that side of the eggplant on the grill.
• Grill for 5 minutes, brush the eggplants from the top, turn and grill for another 5 minutes.

Tip: You want to grill other vegetables with the eggplants. Check out our tips for grilling vegetables .

You can watch the video recipe here:

How to grill Eggplant - Easy Cooking!

Stuffed eggplant on the grill

Looking for gluten-free food tips? These eggplant rolls can be a great choice for appetizers and snacks. And if you also like cheese, then you must try it!

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant
• 1 cup ricotta cheese
• 100 g of creamy fresh cheese
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• ½ cup grated parmesan type cheese
• ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
• salt and pepper

Method:

• Cut the eggplant into narrow longitudinal slices, salt them, put them in a sieve and let them sweat for about an hour.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling for the rolls by mixing the ricotta, fresh cheese, olive oil, grated cheese, red pepper, chopped basil, salt and pepper.
• Dry the sweaty eggplants with napkins and grill for about 3 minutes on each side until soft.
• Place a spoonful of the cheese mixture in each slice and roll up.

Baked eggplant

Don’t have a home grill and would still like to prepare grilled eggplant? Does not matter? Try making it in the oven.

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• ½ teaspoon of dried garlic

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 230 °C and the grill program.
• Wash the aubergine and cut it into rounds about 1 cm thick.
• Mix olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper and garlic.
• Coat each round of eggplant with this mixture on both sides.
• Grill the eggplants for 10 minutes on each side until golden on a grid lined with foil.

Pickled Grilled Eggplant

Marinated eggplants acquire an even better taste. This time we will marinate in herbal oil.

Ingredients:

• 500 g eggplant
• 2 tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• ½ teaspoon of dried garlic
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh coriander (chopped)
• salt
• pepper

Method:

• Cut the eggplants into lengthwise slices.
• Mix the oil, pepper, garlic and oregano.
• Soak the eggplants in this mixture and let them marinate for 30-60 minutes.
• Then grill until golden on both sides.
• Mix lime with cilantro and drizzle this mixture over grilled eggplant.

Grilled eggplant sandwiches

Our next tip is gluten-free sandwiches. And how to prepare them? You don’t even need gluten-free flour. Eggplant is enough.

Ingredients:

• 2 cloves of garlic
• ½ teaspoon of salt
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of fresh thyme and oregano
• ¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 large eggplant
• 100 g grated cheddar
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes

Method:

• Mix pressed garlic with salt, add oil, oregano and pepper.
• Preheat your grill to medium heat.
• Cut the eggplant into thin longitudinal slices.
• Brush both sides with the oil mixture.
• Grill on both sides for about 5-8 minutes.
• Cut each slice of eggplant in half, sprinkle half of the cheese, chopped tomatoes and cover with the other half of the eggplant.

Tip: For grilling in the warmth of your home, you can also try the high-quality Woll ecological pans .

Are you looking for more grilling tips not just for summer?

Take a look at how to prepare amazing meat skewers .

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