Eggplant Appetizer

Eggplant represents that small group of vegetables that are unfit for consumption in raw form, so for food it must necessarily be cooked. Especially common is a different appetizer from eggplant recipes that can be found in almost all culinary books. In the south of Russia the eggplant has received a tender name "blue". This is a nightshade plant, a close relative of potatoes and tomatoes. Now it is difficult to say which of the countries of the world was his homeland, perhaps it is India, or maybe the Middle East or South Asia.

About that there is such a plant - aubergine, in Europe learned only in the XV century, but for a long time the possibility of cooking it and eating it was not available for understanding. Obviously it was believed that the eggplant in Chinese cooking recipe is widely distributed in Chinese cuisine, are completely exotic dishes not for consumption in normal food. Therefore, in Europe they were grown only in the XIX century, and a different appetizer from eggplant recipes came to the houses of Europeans even later, almost as early as the 20th century.

However, the valuable properties of eggplants did their job, the biologically active substances contained in them lead to the fact that when they are used for food, a positive effect on the work of various systems of the body, the state of the vessels and the activity of the heart. This prevents the development of atherosclerosis, clears the biliary tract and intestines, helps the kidneys. Modern nutritionists recommend to use many dishes from them, possessing useful properties, for example, a snack from eggplant recipes which are used in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, as they help to remove accumulated "bad" cholesterol from the body.

We present one of the most common recipes for their preparation. You need to take four not very large eggplants, three green bell peppers, three small tomatoes, several cloves of garlic and mayonnaise. Eggplants need to be cut along, then fried on both sides in olive or sunflower oil. Green pepper and tomatoes finely chopped, peppered with ground pepper and salt to taste. Garlic squeezed and mix it with mayonnaise. With this mixture, well fried fried eggplants, put on each slice on top of the filling of green pepper and tomato, then roll all the slices into rolls.

Such a common appetizer from eggplant recipes can have different. The filling can be replaced with other ingredients, for example, add grated cheese with mayonnaise, mixed with squeezed garlic. The main thing in these recipes is fried eggplant slices on vegetable oil. This beautiful vegetable attracts many peoples of the world, recipes from eggplant can be found in the kitchens of different countries. A special love for them manifests itself in the Caucasus, in Georgia, and also eastern cuisine is not without them. It is in the wise East that this vegetable is considered to be a longevity for a person, therefore it is recommended to eat dishes from it in old age.

The recipe for eggplant caviar was widely spread in Russia. The number of ingredients for it can be chosen to taste, usually to eggplant add onions, carrots, tomatoes, sweet pepper, parsley and garlic. All this is crushed, and then stewed or fried in vegetable oil. All the recipes of eggplant snacks have already passed the test of time. Before use, it is recommended to soak eggplants in cold water, so that a characteristic bitterness emerges from them. If this is not done, then the dishes cooked from them will have a slight bitter taste, which is not very good. The dishes from these vegetables will look great also on the festive table, they can be prepared with stuffed ones, making rolls of them, baked and cooked a lot of different snacks.