I’m so glad that we’ve sprung ahead once again, I love that after
7 o’clock in the P.M. it’s still light outside!
That means I’m not getting into my jammies until about 8 o’clock, but I’m
A-Okay with that! Hooray for an extra
hour of good photo taking lighting!
Hooray for my watch being the correct time once again…ya…I don’t know
how to change my watch.
Any hoo…Billy and I recently stopped in our old neighborhood
and dined at our old favorite sushi restaurant.
They make the most wonderful miso eggplant appetizer; the eggplant is creamy
and has a sweet and salty miso glaze, delish!
I had forgotten how much I loved that stuff.
I love it so much that I’ve decided that it should be an
entire meal rather than just an appetizer, so I added kale to my recipe, to
give it body and extra nutrition; and because kale is quite a sturdy green it
can hold up to the miso glaze without getting overwhelmed.
Sooo, normally I would have step by step photos, but I
messed up. I actually did have photos
that I took the first time that I made this dish; but then I redid the dish as
I wasn’t a hundred percent happy with it and I changed the cooking method
slightly. My second go round at Miso
Glazed Eggplant and Kale gave me the perfect texture, and balance of flavors…but
no photos!
The recipe calls for Japanese eggplant which are long, thin
eggplants, that are never bitter and almost sweet when cooked. If you can’t find Japanese eggplant I might
substitute mini eggplant, or small graffiti eggplant, but not regular eggplant.
Serves 2
3 Tbsp. Red Miso
2 Tbsp. Honey
2 Tbsp. Water
1 Tbsp. Rice vinegar
2-3 dashes Toasted sesame oil
2-3 Tbsp. Grape seed or canola oil, divided use
8 cups Kale, stemmed and chopped
1 lb. Japanese eggplant, cut into about 1 ½
inch pieces
1-2 pinches Crushed red chili pepper
1 Scallion,
cut into about ¼ inch pieces
1 tsp. Toasted sesame seeds
1.
In a small bowl whisk together the red Miso,
honey, water, rice vinegar and sesame oil; put that to the side.
2.
Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large skillet
over medium-high heat; add the kale to the pan and sauté, stirring frequently, until
the kale has wilted, but is still bright green in color, this takes 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the kale from the pan and set it to the side.
3.
Add another tablespoon of oil the same skillet
and heat over medium-high heat. Add the
eggplant to the skillet and brown the eggplant on all sides (this will take
about 3 minutes), if the pan gets too dry add the remaining tablespoon of
oil. Add the crushed red chili pepper and the miso sauce that you
prepared earlier, stirring constantly for about 30 seconds; the sauce will
thicken to the consistency of a glaze.
4.
Add the kale back into the skillet and toss it
with the eggplant just to reheat the kale. Remove to a platter
and sprinkle the scallion and sesame seeds over the top.
Serve with rice, farro, or quinoa.
I shared this recipe at: The Weekend Potluck, Freedom Fridays
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Looks perfect to me and I love the extra light too! Eggplant is such a wonderful vege. Have a great weekend.
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ReplyDeleteEverthing looks so delightful, Kari!
Healthy and lean and the combination of ingredients is perfect.
I love the extra hour in the evenng but it about kills me in the morning (laugh).
ReplyDeleteThis eggplant appetizer looks really good. Nice!
I love the flavours of this simple and delicious veggie dish. Gorgeous served over some wholegrain for a hearty and satisfying meal.
ReplyDeleteHi,thank you for visiting my blog,you have got an awesome space,kale looks so delish and nutritious too,please keep visiting :)
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