Korean eggplant salad

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1largeOr 2 small eggplants
;Boiling water
2tablespoonsCorn oil
tablespoonVinegar
1pinchSugar
½Garlic clove; crushed
1teaspoonSesame oil
Few dashes Tabasco/cayenne to taste
1tablespoonToasted sesame seeds*
1teaspoonSoy or oyster sauce

Directions

*Sesame seeds can be toasted by frying in a few drops of vegetable oil on top of the stove (or baked slowly in 200 F. oven until brown).

Cover eggplant with boiling water; cook until barely tender. Drain, cool and peel; cut into julienne strips ½" long.

Mix oil, vinegar, sugar, garlic, sesame oil, Tabasco (or cayenne), sesame seeds and soy (or oyster sauce); pour over eggplant. Cover and refrigerate 1 or 2 hours; drain.

Serve with boiled or broiled fish or as a part of lettuce lunch.

Posted on WWiVNet by Carl Uhrmacher. Formatted by Cathy Harned.