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Eggplant with Miso and Sesame
vegetables

Eggplant with Miso and Sesame

Baked eggplant in a sweet miso sauce with toasted sesame – a simple, impressive Asian dish

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Cut the vegetables in half lengthwise.
    KnifeCutting board
  3. 3
    Spread on a baking sheet in a single layer, without crowding.
    Baking pan
  4. 4
    In a small bowl, mix the miso paste, sesame oil, sugar, soy sauce and lemon juice, spread the mixture over the vegetables in an even layer and drizzle the olive oil on top.
    BowlPastry brush
  5. 5
    Roast the vegetables in a hot oven (200°C / 390°F) 25 minutes, until the eggplants are tender and caramelized.
    ⚙ Oven roastingOvenBaking pan
    💡Give it room in the pan: crowded vegetables steam instead of browning.
  6. 6
    Sprinkle the sesame seeds and scallions on top and serve hot.
218calories
5 gprotein
16 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 9%● carbs 31%● fat 60%

Per serving (248 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (6) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Pastry brush · Also works: Spoon / teaspoon (regular) (Spread with the back of a spoon, less even) · Paper towels (Paper towel dipped in oil)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)

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