Fire-Grilled Eggplant with Sweet Tomato Gravy

Lisa Sharples
I love going to restaurants, then backwards engineering dishes at home…particularly, salads and Asian cuisine so you will likely spot me in Uwajimaya in Seattle on the weekends. :)
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Updated: 7/20/2020

Grilled eggplant gets a summery topping of spicy tomato sauce.

Serves: 6 Save

Ingredients (18)

  • Eggplant and Marinade:
  • 3 medium eggplants, unpeeled
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded, finely diced
  • Tomato Sauce:
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil, plus more for brushing eggplant
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 2 medium green peppers, diced
  • 2 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 10 large ripe Arizona tomatoes, chopped
  • ¼ to 1 cup vegetable broth, if needed
  • 1 (4-ounce) can diced green chiles
  • 2 tablespoon honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon coarse salt

Directions

  1. Slice eggplants lengthwise into 1/2-inch thick slices and discard outer slices. Each eggplant should yield about 4 to 5 slices.
  2. Combine olive oil, lime juice, red pepper flakes and jalapeño pepper ingredients in a small bowl. Pour marinade over eggplant slices and refrigerate 20 minutes.
  3. While eggplant marinates, prepare tomato gravy. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, peppers and garlic; sauté until almost tender. Add paprika and salt. Add diced tomatoes; cook until tomatoes start to break down. Add broth if necessary to keep sauce from sticking. Add green chiles including juice and honey. Cook 2 to 3 minutes.
  4. Heat a grill.
  5. Remove eggplant from marinade. Discard marinade. Place eggplant on hot grill until browned. Flip and grill other side. Move eggplant to outer side of grill and close lid. Cook 2 to 3 minutes longer. Remove from grill and place on large platter. Sprinkle with coarse salt. Spoon tomato gravy over eggplant and garnish with additional tomatoes, if desired.

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Ingredients (8)

  • 2 oz. Don Julio Reposado Tequila
  • 0.75 oz. Fresh Grapefruit Juice
  • 0.75 oz. Fresh Orange Juice
  • 0.5 oz. Fresh Lime Juice
  • 3 oz. Grapefruit Soda
  • 1 pinch of Salt
  • 1 pinch of Fresh Crack Black Pepper
  • Ice
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