Salad with fried eggplants and tomatoes

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make a salad with fried eggplants and tomatoes? Prepare all the necessary ingredients. To make the salad look incredibly appetizing and bright, take bell peppers of different colors if possible. I used red onions, but you can also use regular onions, shallots or white salad onions. So, rinse all the vegetables in clean cold water and dry with a towel or paper napkins to remove any remaining water.

2. STEP 2

   

   First of all, pickle the onions. To do this, peel the onion, rinse and cut into thin half rings or quarter rings. Place in a deep small bowl, pour in apple or balsamic vinegar, mix everything and leave aside. While we prepare the salad, the onions will marinate well.

3. STEP 3

   

   Cut the eggplants into cubes, cubes or semicircles, as you prefer. Place in a deep bowl, sprinkle with salt (about 0.5-1 tbsp), stir and leave for 15-20 minutes. This way you will remove the bitterness from the eggplants. After the specified time, rinse the blue ones and squeeze them out.

4. STEP 4

   

   Cut the bell pepper into two parts, remove the core and seeds. Cut into thin half rings or cubes. Chop the tomatoes into slices or cubes. I often use cherry tomatoes for such salads; they have a sweet, balanced taste, which adds a special zest to the finished dish. Place everything in a salad bowl.

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan (a little more oil may be needed). Fry the eggplant slices in batches until golden brown. Remember to stir occasionally to prevent anything from burning. Place the eggplants on a napkin.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour boiling oil from a frying pan over the tomatoes and peppers. Stir.

7. STEP 7

   

   Add eggplants and pickled onions to the salad bowl (squeeze the onions from the vinegar first). Next, add garlic, passed through a press or finely chopped by hand, to all the ingredients.

8. STEP 8

   

   Rinse the greens, dry and chop. Cilantro, parsley, dill or green young onions are perfect for salad.

9. STEP 9

   

   Pour soy sauce into the salad. Mix everything thoroughly and taste it. Add salt if necessary. At this stage, you can add ground allspice or chili pepper to taste.

10. STEP 10

    

    The salad is ready, ready to serve! Incredibly delicious warm or chilled!

Comments on the recipe

Corason

31.07.2023

5

I liked the recipe for salad with fried eggplants and tomatoes. I took it as a basis and made a very tasty salad with only baked eggplants. When frying, eggplants absorb a lot of oil, but I wanted lightness in the dish. So I baked white eggplants in the oven, cooled, peeled and cut into cubes. I pickled purple onions in homemade apple cider vinegar. Red tomatoes and yellow bell peppers were cut into cubes and scalded with hot oil. I dressed the salad, added more garlic than indicated in the recipe, but I forgot about the greens) I garnished it with fresh basil leaves when serving. It turned out to be a wonderful salad. Everything fits together very well. The taste is very harmonious. The salad is light and incredibly tasty. Garlic adds a special flavor! It is with garlic that all the flavor colors of vegetables are revealed. The salad came out delicious, aromatic and beautiful) Many thanks to the author for the idea!