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Eggplant cubes like mushrooms

Diced Eggplant That Tastes Like Mushrooms

This dish tastes just like marinated mushrooms — quick and easy to make! Diced eggplant "mushrooms" is a fragrant, super-simple appetizer. The recipe will win over beginners with how easy it is, and please seasoned cooks and their families with its zesty, unexpected flavor.

Ksyusha

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Eggplant

Hot chili pepper

Dill

Green onion

Vegetable oil

100

Vinegar (9%)

100

Salt

Sugar

Bay leaf

Garlic

Water

1.5

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 11 % 1 g

Fats 44 % 4 g

Carbohydrates 44 % 4 g

43 kcal

GI: 75 / 0 / 25

Cooking method

Cooking time: 40 min

Step 1:

Add the salt, sugar, and vinegar to a pot of water and wait for it to come to a boil.
Step 2:

Wash the eggplants and cut them into 1/2-inch (1.5 cm) cubes.
Step 3:

Add the diced eggplant to the boiling marinade, stir gently, drop in the bay leaves, and cook for 5 minutes. Drain the eggplant in a colander and let all the liquid run off.
Step 4:

Chop the green onion.
Step 5:

Finely chop the dill with a knife.
Step 6:

Finely chop the hot green chili.
Step 7:

In a large bowl, combine the minced garlic, chili, green onion, dill, vegetable oil, and eggplant. Toss it all together, let it sit briefly to marinate, then chill. Your eggplant "mushrooms" are ready!