I went to cook dinner tonight and noticed my eggplant was starting to go bad so that decided for me what the menu would be.
I've been reminiscing a lot about my life in Paraguay lately and remembered fondly my delicious meals of battered eggplant with fresh-picked limes. Since the recipe calls for bread crumbs and I'm now gluten-free, I had to get creative. I was too lazy to go to the store (and would not have had much luck in my town anyway) so I looked in the "pantry" (really, it's just a shelf of food in my tiny house) and let my imagination run. I honed in on some flax seeds, sesame seeds, and almonds. Tossed them all in the coffee grinder and voila, had some instant gluten-free "bread crumbs" for a perfectly battered eggplant dish! I enjoyed it immensely and as I sprinkled on salt and fresh lime juice onto each bite, I fell deeper and deeper into my memories of Paraguay and my smile grew wider and wider and wider..... Che Rohayhu Che Paraguay!
Gluten-Free Eggplant Recipe:
1. Slice eggplant
2. Dip eggplant into a beated egg (is that a word? nope, just looked it up. it's beaten. huh, learn something new everyday. who knows, maybe i already knew that. sometimes i forget english so it's hard to tell. )
3. Dip eggplant into "bread crumbs" (grind up sesame seeds, flax seeds, almonds in a coffee grinder or food processor or blender---you can use all 3 or any one of these)
4. Add spices to taste (suggestions: cumin, salt, pepper, basil, parsley)
5. Saute in olive oil until eggplant is tender and outsides are toasted
6. Sprinkle with salt and lime juice (*I don't eat cheese but I imagine it would be good on top if you do)
Enjoy!
I've been reminiscing a lot about my life in Paraguay lately and remembered fondly my delicious meals of battered eggplant with fresh-picked limes. Since the recipe calls for bread crumbs and I'm now gluten-free, I had to get creative. I was too lazy to go to the store (and would not have had much luck in my town anyway) so I looked in the "pantry" (really, it's just a shelf of food in my tiny house) and let my imagination run. I honed in on some flax seeds, sesame seeds, and almonds. Tossed them all in the coffee grinder and voila, had some instant gluten-free "bread crumbs" for a perfectly battered eggplant dish! I enjoyed it immensely and as I sprinkled on salt and fresh lime juice onto each bite, I fell deeper and deeper into my memories of Paraguay and my smile grew wider and wider and wider..... Che Rohayhu Che Paraguay!
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| Deberia decir "San Agustin" en vez de Caazapa pero entienden la idea : ) |
Gluten-Free Eggplant Recipe:
1. Slice eggplant
2. Dip eggplant into a beated egg (is that a word? nope, just looked it up. it's beaten. huh, learn something new everyday. who knows, maybe i already knew that. sometimes i forget english so it's hard to tell. )
3. Dip eggplant into "bread crumbs" (grind up sesame seeds, flax seeds, almonds in a coffee grinder or food processor or blender---you can use all 3 or any one of these)
4. Add spices to taste (suggestions: cumin, salt, pepper, basil, parsley)
5. Saute in olive oil until eggplant is tender and outsides are toasted
6. Sprinkle with salt and lime juice (*I don't eat cheese but I imagine it would be good on top if you do)
Enjoy!
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| As always, I was too hungry to actually take a photo before I ate it, but it looked something like this, minus the cheese and sauce, and I cut mine into rounds, not slices. Doesn't matter though; whatever floats your boat. |
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