Turkish eggplant

Turkish eggplant stew is a late summer/early fall classic featuring the season’s ripe, juicy tomatoes. It starts with oven-roasting the eggplants, which heighten their flavor.

We greatly enjoy this delicious southern Turkish style Baked Aubergine Kebab with Meatballs – Firinda Patlican Kebabi, especially popular in Gaziantep region in Turkey. I love the ease of this all in one bake dish. Please make sure to sprinkle salt over the aubergine slices and squeeze out their excess moisture with a paper towel. Then simply coat olive oil and seasoning over the aubergine slices. There is no need to sauté or fry the aubergine slices and the meatballs before baking. They…

This simple baked eggplant casserole is an easy idea for dinner. Known as “Imam bayildi” in Turkey, thinly sliced eggplant combines with canned diced tomatoes, yellow onion, garlic and herbs into a lasagna-like slab. Made using a combination of the stovetop and oven, it’s a deliciously simple, flavorful meal that is also vegan, paleo, gluten-free and dairy-free.

Imam Bayildi (Turkish Stuffed Eggplant) is a classic Ottoman dish that is widely popular in the Balkans, Eastern Mediterranean, and the Middle East.

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With its sassy combo of eggplant, peppers, ‘taters, and lightly spiced tomato sauce, this Turkish vegetable dish will have you saying, "Move over, boring, sad old veggies! There’s a new king in town.” Get ready to spice up your life with a vibrant journey through the Turkish flavors of Şakşuka!

2 medium eggplants [700 g] 2 shallots 3 cloves garlic 5 tomatoes [meaty] 3 tablespoons olive oil 500 g ground beef 500 g stock 1 tablespoon oregano 1 tablespoon sweet

Delicious and simple Turkish classic, known in Turkish as soslu patlican or şakşuka.

This classic Turkish Stuffed Eggplants recipe, known as Imam Bayildi, is a celebration of simple, fresh flavors coming together to create a vegetarian dish that's both hearty and healthy. The tender eggplants are stuffed with a fragrant mixture of onions, garlic, tomatoes, and aromatic herbs, then baked to perfection. It's a dish that promises to transport your taste buds to the heart of the Mediterranean.

This Ottoman classic of smokey aubergine bayildi is paired with a rich tomato & pepper sauce, walnuts and garlic yoghurt. It's a fantastic vegetarian main.