Italian-Style Eggplant

Name: Italian-Style Eggplant
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp. coarse salt; 2 medium eggplants, peeled, trimmed, and thinly sliced crosswise; 1 cup olive oil; 5 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced; 1 Tbsp. dried oregano; 1 ⁄ 2 Tbsp. red pepper flakes; 5 bay leaves; 3 cups white vinegar

Serves
serves 6-8

Cold marinated vegetables like these round out a good asado. The seasonings used here work well for zucchini, too.

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. coarse salt
2 medium eggplants, peeled, trimmed, and thinly sliced crosswise
1 cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, peeled and thinly sliced
1 Tbsp. dried oregano
¹⁄₂ Tbsp. red pepper flakes
5 bay leaves
3 cups white vinegar

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Instructions

Step 1

Sprinkle salt on eggplant slices and stack in a colander set over a bowl. Weight eggplant with a heavy plate and set aside to drain for 1 hour. Meanwhile, mix together oil, garlic, oregano, red pepper flakes, and bay leaves in a small bowl and set aside. Remove eggplant from colander and pat dry with paper towels.

Step 2

Bring vinegar and 2 cups water to a boil in a pot over high heat. Working in batches, add eggplant and blanch for 1 minute, then remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Step 3

Layer some of the eggplant in a glass bowl and drizzle with some oil mixture. Repeat layering, finishing with the oil mixture. Place plastic wrap onto surface of eggplant, then weight with a heavy plate and refrigerate for 24 hours. Remove bay leaves before eating.