Mediterranean roasted eggplant recipe

Our roasted eggplant recipe calls for only one ingredient (eggplant!). It's a simple technique that rewards you with incredibly tender, scoopable eggplant flesh.

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And, it only requires very basic pieces of kitchen equipment (a baking sheet, a fork, and your oven) and cooks in about 45 mintues. To make this recipe, prick the eggplants a few times with a fork—similar to when baking potatoes—to allow the steam to escape.

Then transfer them to the oven on a baking sheet and cook until they yield incredibly soft flesh, 35 to 45 minutes depending on the size of the eggplants.

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Buying and Storing Eggplant

When shopping for eggplant, choose ones with smooth, shiny skin that's free of blemishes.

A fresh eggplant should feel heavy for its size, so pick up a few of similarly size and snag the ones that feel heaviest.

Store eggplant in a cool, dark spot like a pantry or in a paper bag (leave the top open a bit) in a cooler area of your kitchen.

If your kitchen is on the warm side, you can store eggplan

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