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Marinated Eggplant + Video Tips

Relish the end of eggplant season with this delicious side dish. It makes a great addition to holiday meals and is simple to make!

Ingredients:

  • 1 small eggplant, sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • Marinade:
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary

Directions:

  1. In a large bowl, toss eggplant slices, olive oil and salt. Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, combine marinade ingredients in a small bowl and whisk. Remove eggplant from oven and allow to cool.
  3. Toss poured marinade and eggplant slices into a sealed container and allow to marinate overnight. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Looking for more eggplant tips? Watch this great video from Cooking Light.

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White Bean and Caramelized Onion Salad

Photo Credit: thewannabechef.net

This recipe comes from Counter Culture Cuisine, which offers a series of cooking kits that allows you to combine organic (and shelf-stable) essential ingredients with easy recipes for you to choose and cook at your leisure. In each kit, there is a mini pamphlet of recipes. The red text indicates ingredients that are already included in the cooking kit and the black text is anything that you have to purchase on your own. With this little guide, shopping at your local farmers’ market, or health foods store can be a litter easier to navigate the shopping aisles. Take a look below and try out this delicious salad that’s easy to make.