Flavorful Grilled Eggplant and Garlic Skewers
MasterChef Challenge Recipe: Tender Grilled Eggplant Rolled with Whole Garlic Cloves
Introducing a delicious skewer recipe featuring healthy ingredients like eggplant and garlic, along with colorful bell peppers! Eggplant, with over 90% water content, helps quench thirst and cool down a heated body. It’s packed with anthocyanins, powerful antioxidants that protect against free radical damage, slow down aging, and support anti-cancer properties. These anthocyanins also benefit eye health and help protect against eye strain. Perfect for camping trips or entertaining guests, these skewers are a crowd-pleaser that everyone will love. Enjoy a delightful meal with this simple yet impressive dish!
Main Ingredients- 1 eggplant
- 15 whole garlic cloves
- A little yellow bell pepper
- A little red bell pepper
- Salt to taste
- Pinch of black pepper
- Cooking oil
- Balsamic glaze
Cooking Instructions
Step 1
Prepare one eggplant. (This recipe yields a generous portion with just one eggplant.)
Step 2
Using a vegetable peeler, thinly slice the eggplant lengthwise into ribbons about 0.5 cm thick. Thin slices will make it easier to roll later.
Step 3
Heat 1-2 tablespoons of cooking oil in a grill pan or a regular frying pan. Grill the thinly sliced eggplant and whole garlic cloves until golden brown. Turn the garlic cloves occasionally to prevent burning.
Step 4
Lay out the grilled eggplant slices flat. Place a roasted garlic clove on each eggplant slice and carefully roll them up, like making a sushi roll. The eggplant should be pliable enough to roll easily.
Step 5
Cut the bell peppers into pieces similar in size to the rolled eggplant and garlic.
Step 6
Thread the rolled eggplant and garlic onto skewers, alternating with the cut bell pepper pieces for a visually appealing skewer.
Step 7
While the skewers are delicious as is, a light bake enhances their flavor. The garlic and eggplant are already cooked, and while bell peppers are fine raw, baking them briefly with the skewers will make them slightly chewier and sweeter.
Step 8
Place the assembled skewers into a preheated oven at 180°C (350°F) and bake for about 10 minutes. Adjust the time based on your oven’s performance.
Step 9
Arrange the grilled eggplant, garlic, and bell pepper skewers attractively on a plate. Drizzle with balsamic glaze to your liking. The sweet and tangy balsamic sauce perfectly complements the flavors of the eggplant and garlic.
