Eggplant Recipes plus Storage and Purchase Tips!

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It’s harvest season for most backyard gardens on the east coast. It’s such a bummer that ours hasn’t given us the best yield this summer. We had some family stuff come up that had us away for several days and even a few days unattended wasn’t good for the weed control. Plus, we had so many critter problems this year. Oh well, there’s always next year. I can say our green bean harvest was awesome. We are still waiting for tomatoes to turn red and enjoyed the first one tonight on sandwiches.

Luckily, we have a farmer’s market a few minutes away that we can visit every Friday. Supporting the local farmers is important to us and I like knowing where my produce is coming from.

Eggplant was on our farmer’s market list this week, even though I wasn’t really sure how I was going to prepare it.  Eggplant can be prepared in many ways. Recipes can be found for baked, grilled, roasted, microwave and fried.  I decided to  put together a few buying and storage tips and found a few recipes from some stellar bloggers to try out.

Eggplant Recipes

• Weight Watchers Eggplant Casserole
• Grilled Eggplant & Yogourt Dip
• Eggplant In The Oven
• Eggplant Veggie Wagon 
• Baked Eggplant Parmesan

Purchase and Storing Tips

• Good quality eggplant should be firm, dark- colored, a shiny skin & relatively light for its size .
• Size & shape will vary from small to round & round to egg shaped.
• Avoid eggplant that is soft, discolored or bruised.
• Eggplant should be stored uncut, unwashed in the refrigerator.You can  keep eggplant sealed in a bag inside the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

Does your family eat eggplant? Do you have any tried and true recipes to share? I would love to hear from you!

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