Three Dishes To Celebrate Eggplant

A fussy, underrated vegetable delivers big

Are you excited about eggplant? If not, you should be. It’s among the most delicious vegetables and one of our favorites of late summer — yet a lot of home cooks can be put off by it, having once or twice ended up with an undersalted, undercooked, unimpressive dish.

Consider trying eggplant again, now. Go out of your way to find them at your local farmers markets. Get smalls ones and consider the heirlooms: Black Beauties, Rosa Bianca, Fairy Tale, and more. And commit to eggplant to dinner, showing them off using one or more of these recipes.

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