eggplant salad
Mashed aubergine appetizer
A dish featuring cooked eggplant as its primary ingredient, typically roasted or grilled, then mashed or diced and mixed with seasonings like garlic, lemon, and olive oil.
The term covers various preparations across Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, and Asian cuisines—from baba ghanoush to Japanese nasu salads.
We brought an eggplant salad to the potluck.
- baba ganoushPureed roasted eggplant spread
- auberginePurple nightshade vegetable
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- tahiniGround sesame paste
mezze · dip · charred · garlic · olive oil · olive oil drizzle · creamy · grilled · hummus · pita bread · pita · Lebanese · Turkish · purple · silky · vegetables · appetizer · side dish
- eggplantaubergine, eggplant parmesan, moussaka, baba ganoush, ratatouille
- Thai salads
- Middle Eastern foodhummus, falafel, pita, shawarma, tabbouleh
- mezzehummus, baba ghanoush, tabbouleh, falafel, dolma
dish category/course
eggplant saladmain course
Primary dish served
dessert · entrée · cake · roast · steak dinner
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