Eggplant as a Sauce Base
 

I had a lot of eggplants that needed to be processed in some way, so I went hunting for recipes online. I found this interesting recipe for, "vegan queso dip," that uses eggplants as its base: https://minimalistbaker.com/cashew-less-vegan-queso/ Eggplants??? I like this site, so I trusted her idea. I made it yesterday and the results were...meh. I'm not a huge fan of real queso dip to begin with and never really liked the cashew version either. This one was ok in flavor, but what impress me was the the fact that the texture was really nice! I started thinking that eggplants could be used for all kinds of other sauces. It's virtually fatfree (except for the small amount of oil put on when broiling,) high in fiber and easy to grow, (so they cost almost nothing.) I'm going to experiment with this one and see if I can come up with some other sauces.

One thing that I think could be changed in the recipe is the slicing and broiling, then peeling of the eggplant. I thought this step was fussy. I'd just half, or quarter the eggplant and bake, then just scoop out the flesh...much easier.

~ C

Baba ganoush was a standard for me in my own vegatarian days, I like it as a side dish (especially with lamb) and I still make it for my vegan son. Just roast the eggplant and smack it around in a blender with some tahini, garlic and maybe a dash of lemon juice basically.

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/23...baba-ghanoush/

I posted this a couple months ago, but I love it -- Spicy Lover's Eggplant. Is best with the little tiny "egg" sized eggplants or the long narrow ones, but you can use the regular ones cut into wedges. For Vegans, Mushroom Sauce is in the same area as Oyster Sauce and is the correct thing to use. Of course, always check brands to make sure. For Keto Hubby, he prefers the Oyster Sauce (and has been using it a lot now) but the Mushroom is still within his carb tolerances. It's nice when we have things that cross over for both the hubby and the son :)

http://community.seattletimes.nwsour...9&slug=1705638

This is my all time favorite dish. My DD have a tradition of ordering this on our holiday shopping excursions.

https://www.sun-sentinel.com/enterta...924-story.html

My friend makes an "Eggplant Steak" that is quite tasty!

My nutritionist loves the minimalist baker! She does have a lot of interesting recipes.

I know you're looking for sauce ideas, but if you haven't tried eggplant bacon, you're in for a treat! I could eat this every day!
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recip...-bacon-recipe/

Love this. My MIL first introduced me. Yum. Thanks for the memory.��