Grilled Eggplant with Spicy Peanut Sauce

Dib's's Note:

Here's a great grilled dish for vegetarians-serve with Chicken Satay, Crab Pizza for your meat loving friends and family and everyones happy!

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 4 teaspoons sesame oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, up to you
• 2/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 4 teaspoons tamari
• 4 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 medium eggplants
• vegetable oil, for brushing

Directions:

1. In a medium saucepan heat the sesame oil over medium heat.
2. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes.
3. Saute for 1 minute.
4. Whisk in the peanut butter, tamari, lime juice, sugar and water, cooking for 2 minutes.
5. Add a touch of water-you want the sauce to be the consistency of hot fudge sauce.
6. Keep warm over low heat.
7. Heat your grill to medium high heat.
8. Slice the eggplant 1/2 inch thick.
9. Brush both sides with oil and lightly salt.
10. Grill for 8-10 minutes or until tender and lightly browned.
11. Brush lightly with sauce and serve with remaining sauce.

Reviews

[alabughosh]

For an Arabic tasting dish, cut the eggplant in cubes. Toss the eggplant with some cubed lamb and cook over medium heat until eggplant is very soft. Serve over rice cooked with chicken broth and top with plain yogurt. SO GOOD!

[jeanmarieok]

To Chef #477472 - the sodium is miscalculated. I recalculated the entire recipe, and came out with about 541 g sodium per serving. And low sodium soy will lower that even further.

[Chef #477472]

Qith two eggplants in the frige that need cooking, I jumped at this recipe ... until I read the nutrition facts! SODIUM 5803 MG, dv 241%! THAT DID IT FOR ME. I cannot serve it to my partner ...with borderline high blood pressure! We cannot even use "lower" salt soy sauce. I am disappointed, but I'll find something else to do with the eggpants. :>)