Baked Eggplant
A crowd-pleasing vegan built around button mushrooms, tomatoes and fresh parsley β roughly 70 minutes start to finish, and rated medium to make. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 8 steps.
You'll mainly reach for oven and pan. At medium difficulty across 8 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Preheat the oven to 200 C and lightly oil a baking dish.
- Halve the eggplants lengthwise, score the flesh in a crosshatch pattern, brush with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, season with salt, and roast cut-side up for 25 minutes until softened.
- While the eggplant roasts, heat the remaining olive oil in a pan and gently cook the chopped onion for 5 minutes until soft and translucent.
- Add the minced garlic and sliced mushrooms and cook for a further 5 to 6 minutes until the mushrooms release their liquid and it evaporates.
- Stir in the chopped tomatoes, cinnamon, oregano, salt and pepper, then simmer for 8 to 10 minutes until the sauce thickens.
- Scoop a little flesh from the centre of the roasted eggplant halves, chop it and fold it back into the sauce, then spoon the mixture generously over the halves.
- Return the filled eggplants to the oven and bake for a further 15 to 20 minutes until bubbling and tender.
- Scatter with fresh parsley and serve warm.
You'll use: Oven Β· Pan Β· Saucepan Β· Baking dish
Tips & common questions
How long does Baked Eggplant take to make?
About 70 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 8 steps and 11 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Baked Eggplant vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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