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
2medium eggplants
2shallotsfinely chopped
2clovesgarlicfinely chopped
2tablespoonsfresh chopped cilantro
½ to 1teaspooncrushed hot red pepper flakes
¼cupfish sauce
½cupfresh lemon juice or about 1 lemon
2tablespoonsfresh lime juice or about 2 limes
½teaspoongrated lemon peel
½teaspoongrated lime peel
2green onionsfinely 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.