Dear BadGirl....

[kwillia]

You mentioned having a bumper crop of eggplant this year... saw this link and thought of you!

15 Eggplant Recipes to Savor This Summer - KitchenDaily

[vraiblonde]

Eggplant Carpaccio

Peel eggplant, slice it very thin and purge with salt. Arrange on a plate and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice vinaigrette, then sprinkle capers and shaved Parmesan over the top. Salt and pepper to taste.

I did this with zucchini last week and it got gobbled right up - no reason why eggplant wouldn't work as well.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Eggplant Carpaccio

Peel eggplant, slice it very thin and purge with salt. Arrange on a plate and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice vinaigrette, then sprinkle capers and shaved Parmesan over the top. Salt and pepper to taste.

I did this with zucchini last week and it got gobbled right up - no reason why eggplant wouldn't work as well.

Oh! I have zuchhini I need to cook and was about to look up some recipes... I'll try yours!

[sanchezf]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

Eggplant Carpaccio

Peel eggplant, slice it very thin and purge with salt. Arrange on a plate and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice vinaigrette, then sprinkle capers and shaved Parmesan over the top. Salt and pepper to taste.

I did this with zucchini last week and it got gobbled right up - no reason why eggplant wouldn't work as well.

My girlfriend was telling me about how she did this with zucchini and then made it into crabcakes (just like you normally would minus the crab) and nobody knew there wasn't any crab and said they were the best they ever had!! I have got to try it..

[kwillia]

Zucchini Oven Chips Recipe | MyRecipes.com

Ingredients
1/4 cup dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fat-free milk
2 1/2 cups (1/4-inch-thick) slices zucchini (about 2 small)
Cooking spray
Preparation
Preheat oven to 425°.
Combine first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk. Place milk in a shallow bowl. Dip zucchini slices in milk, and dredge in breadcrumb mixture. Place coated slices on an ovenproof wire rack coated with cooking spray; place rack on a baking sheet. Bake at 425° for 30 minutes or until browned and crisp. Serve immediately.

[StrawberryGal]

All recipes on here and the link are

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by kwillia

Zucchini Oven Chips Recipe | MyRecipes.com

Okay, stealing that one right now!

Zucchini is like fruit to me - I like it when I have it at someone else's house, but if I buy it for home I won't eat it. Which is my psychotic weirdness: the aversion to foods that I actually like. Anyway, I'm trying to force myself past this so people don't think I'm nutty and this will be a good recipe to practice on.

[BadGirl (Premo)]

I just cleaned up the garden last night of the spent summer squash and zucchini plants, as well as of the spaghetti squash. We're getting ready to plan out our fall/winter garden.

But out of the five regular eggplant and the five Japanese eggplants that I have, I will be LOADED with the fruit within the next two/three days. And when I say loaded, I mean LOADED.

Thanks for the link, Kwillia. I'll have to try out some of those recipes.

[libertytyranny]

ppel it, bread it, and deep fry it. It's sooo good. I even got my anti any veggie that's not green beans SO to eat it this way. takes on a really good flavor..zucchini too. I know it sort of cancels out the healthy aspect though but makes a really good hors d'oeuvre for a party, with different dipping sauces.

[sanchezf]

Originally Posted by libertytyranny

ppel it, bread it, and deep fry it. It's sooo good. I even got my anti any veggie that's not green beans SO to eat it this way. takes on a really good flavor..zucchini too. I know it sort of cancels out the healthy aspect though but makes a really good hors d'oeuvre for a party, with different dipping sauces.

Mmmm thats sounds really good.
What do you use to dip it in???