Thai Eggplant Salad Recipe

This Thai Eggplant salad is amazing. The eggplant is a nutrient dense food. Technically a fruit, the eggplant is high in anti-oxidants, may reduce the risk of heart disease, may promote the control of blood sugar, could help with weight loss, could have cancer fighting benefit and more.

Our version of this Thai salad includes some of the traditional Thai cooking herbs and spices. These include garlic and red pepper flakes.

Thai Eggplant Salad

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Thai food has exciting flavors, is easy to prepare and is almost always low in calories. This dish for example has only 33 calories per serving, it's low in fat and it encourages you and your family and friends to enjoy good health!

Course Salad

Cuisine Thai

Keyword healthy salad, thai eggplant salad

Ingredients

• 2 medium eggplants
• 2 shallots finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh chopped cilantro
• ½ to 1 teaspoon crushed hot red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup fish sauce
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice or about 1 lemon
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice or about 2 limes
• ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel
• ½ teaspoon grated lime peel
• 2 green onions finely chopped

Instructions

• Peel eggplants; cut into 2 x3/4 x ¾ inch strips. Steam them in vegetable steamer over boiling water 7-10 minutes or until tender. Let cool to room temperature.
• Place shallots ,garlic,cilantro and red pepper flakes on a cutting board. Mince, then mash to a paste with side of a chef's knife. Releasing the oils of these ingredients.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine cooled eggplant strips , shallot mixture , fish sauce , lemon juice, lime juice , lemon peel and lime peel. Let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes to allow the blending of the flavors. Transfer to a serving dish and serve at room temperature.

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