Eggplant is probably one of the mostfavorite vegetables in the kitchen of many countries of the world. In our country, they love eggplant caviar, and each housewife has her own special recipe. Plov from this vegetable is popular in eastern countries. In Korea, there are many spicy dishes of eggplant, which, by the way, are no less loved by us. So why did this vegetable deserve worldwide love?
The obvious benefits of eggplant
Love for this vegetable is not accidental.In addition to excellent taste, the blue ones (as they are called by the people) have another unique feature - one can cook an incredibly large number of various dishes. Even using eggplants as the main product, you can not repeat for a long time in culinary masterpieces. Dietary eggplant dishes not only deliver a lot of pleasure from the absorption of food, but also help to improve the body. Because this vegetable is incredibly useful. Yogis have eggplants among the top ten foods that need to be eaten at least once a week. This vegetable contains a large amount of potassium, which is necessary for the normal functioning of the heart. Even blue should be included in your diet for people suffering from blood disease, as the optimal ratio of salts of iron, copper, manganese stimulate the formation of new blood cells. In people with obesity, eggplant diets must be present in the diet. Firstly, the "blue" have a mild diuretic property, secondly, they normalize the metabolism, and thirdly, they are low-calorie. This article presents some eggplant diet dishes that you can cook for your loved ones. But before that I would like to emphasize another advantage of this vegetable - its democratic price.
Eggplant Diet: Recipes
As noted above, dishes from this vegetable can be cooked a great many. Here are some of them.
Baked Eggplant Salad
Take four medium eggplants.Peel off and cut into longitudinal strips with a finger thick. Then boil them for a couple, using a double boiler or a special grill. As soon as you see that the vegetable has changed color (it has become a bit darker), it means that it is ready. Next step: chop the green onions and mix with the blue ones. While the eggplants are cooling, prepare the sauce: take the juice from half a lemon, squeeze a couple of garlic cloves into it, add three spoons of soy sauce and vegetable oil. Salting the salad is not necessary. Since the salt is in soy sauce. All mix thoroughly and leave to cool. Delicious!
Eggplant diet dishes are very popular.among people adhering to the principles of healthy eating. Try to cook vegetables for this recipe. Cut the blue ones into large circles, put them on a baking sheet and sprinkle them with vegetable oil. Also cut slices of tomato - put on top of the eggplant and salted. Put the vegetables in a preheated oven. Meanwhile, rub the garlic cloves with the parsley and cilantro herbs and grate hard cheese on a coarse grater. When the eggplants are almost ready, put the greens with garlic on top and sprinkle with grated cheese. Leave in the oven for another five minutes.
As you have seen, dietary meals fromEggplant is prepared very simply. If you like pasta, then cook eggplant sauce for them. Cut the "blue" in small cubes, sprinkle with salt and leave for a couple of hours. When they put the juice, squeeze them - so you remove the bitterness. Chop one large onion. Peel a few carrots and also cut into small cubes. Pour some vegetable oil into the pan and fry the vegetables slightly. Then grate a couple of pink tomatoes and add the resulting gruel to the vegetables. Stew for another five minutes, add hot water (about 200 ml) and bring the dish over low heat until ready. Put the gravy on the pasta. Be sure to cook these delicious diet meals! Eggplant recipes are sure to occupy the first pages of your cookbook.
