Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions. Fresh eggplant cubed and roasted with diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, and fresh basil.
Eggplant is a staple in my summer garden. This year I had a wonderful harvest of sweet eggplants over the course of the summer months. I was basically eating 2 eggplants a week. I am always looking for new and healthy ways to prepare the vegetables I grow in the garden. In this recipe I am adding diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, and basil to round out this dish.
The recipe calls for baking the vegetables for 40 minutes at 400 degrees. You can adjust this time if you would like. The 40 minutes is enough time to roast the vegetables, however, if you like your vegetables softer, I would recommend adding 10-20 minutes onto the cooking time, or increasing the temperature to 425-450 for the 40 minutes.
NOTE
Before beginning the recipe remember to read the “Invent Your Recipe” section below for additional suggestions, recipe combinations, or ingredient alternatives.
How To Make Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Preparing the Eggplant:
- Begin by cleaning the eggplant and removing the ends. Next, cut the eggplant into 1 inch cubes and place in a mixing bowl.
- Next, add in the remaining ingredients and mix well. Place the eggplant mixture on a baking pan or sheet and roast at 400 degrees for a total of 40 minutes.
- The below picture show you what the eggplant mixture will look like in the mixing bowl and in the baking pan when it is ready to go in the oven.
- After 20 minutes, mix the eggplant, and continue roasting for 20 minutes.
How To Serve Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions
- Serve the roasted eggplant with tomatoes and onions over pasta or brown rice, or serve the eggplant by itself for a healthy vegetarian option.
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The Recipe
Roasted Eggplant with Tomatoes and Onions
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant or 2 small eggplants
- 1 can diced tomatoes (15 oz.) with the liquid drained
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 4 gloves of garlic peeled
- 1 sweet onion cut into 1 inch pieces
- Fresh basil to taste chopped
Instructions
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees
Preparing the Eggplant:
- Begin by cleaning the eggplant and removing the ends. Next, cut the eggplant into 1 inch cubes and place in a mixing bowl.
- Next, add in the remaining ingredients and mix well. Place the eggplant mixture on a baking pan or sheet and roast at 400 degrees for a total of 40 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, mix the eggplant, and continue roasting for 20 minutes.
To Serve:
- Serve the roasted eggplant with tomatoes and onions over pasta or brown rice, or serve the eggplant by itself for a healthy vegetarian option.
Invent Your Recipe
Nutrition
Invent Your Recipe:
For this dish, I did not have any ripe cherry tomatoes at the time of this recipe (my family eats them from the garden before I get a chance to cook them!), so I am using a can of diced tomatoes instead. It is important that you drain the liquid from the diced tomatoes, otherwise the dish will be too wet and the vegetables will stew instead of roast.
Feel free to add in other vegetables to this roasted eggplant with tomatoes and onions dish. I would recommend zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, and mushrooms. Of course, the list of vegetables you can use is practically endless, so invent the roasted eggplant with tomatoes recipe that works for you.
For whole new recipe idea add in some pasta to this dish. A wonderful spaghetti with roasted eggplant and cherry tomatoes sounds delicious!
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