Grilled Baby Eggplant with Balsamic Glaze

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 6 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Active: 20 min
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Ingredients

Grilled Baby Eggplant:

6 baby eggplant

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil 

1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary 

3 cloves garlic, minced 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 

Glaze:

1/2 cup olive oil

1/3 cup vegetable stock 

1/4 cup balsamic vinegar 

2 tablespoons honey 

2 teaspoons country Dijon mustard 

1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 

Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste 

Directions

  1. For the grilled baby eggplant: Preheat a grill or grill pan to medium high.
  2. Cut off the stems from the baby eggplant and slice them in half lengthwise. Make a 1/2-inch-deep crosshatch pattern on the flesh side of each using a knife. Put them in a medium bowl.
  3. In a small bowl, mix together the oil, rosemary and garlic. Pour the mixture over the eggplant, tossing to coat completely, and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper. Grill, flipping halfway through, until tender and dark, about 10 minutes.
  4. For the glaze: Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine the oil, stock, balsamic vinegar, honey, mustard, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Cook over low heat until the glaze is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Drizzle over the eggplant to serve.

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Elliott Brueggeman

I made this with the common larger eggplant sliced and cooked on my grill. Great combination with the vinegary sweet glaze and rosemary seasoned eggplant. I wouldn’t change a thing other than to perhaps make half the glaze - it was more than enough for one large eggplant made into 10 slices.

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