When I saw these in the grocery store, I had no idea what I would do with them. But how could I resist buying these mini eggplants? Stuffed with a mushroom herb cous cous and served with a sour cream shallot sauce.
Author Veg Life Staff
Ingredients
10Mini Eggplants
½CCouscous
1Tbl vegan Margarinesuch as Earth Balance
1CMixed Mushrooms
2Cherry Tomatos
1Tbl Parsley
½CPanko Bread Crumbs
1Cvegan Parmesan1/2 for the filling, 1/2 for the topping
¼Cvegan Sour Cream
2Tbl Minced Shallots
1Tbl Almond Milk
1Tbl Fresh ParsleyChopped
1tspLemon Juice
1/8tspSalt
Instructions
In a large skillet over medium-high heat, bring 1 C of water to a boil.
Meanwhile, slice the mini eggplants in half, leaving the stems intact. Reduce the heat to a simmer. Place the eggplant face down in the water and cook until just soft.
Turn once.
Do not overcook.
Using a small scoop or melon baller, remove some of the center of the eggplant to accommodate the stuffing. These mini eggplants tend to have a lot of seeds. If yours don’t, go ahead and chop those and add to your filling mixture.
Cook the couscous to the manufacturers instructions. I cook mine with vegetable broth for added flavor. Set aside.
Saute the mushrooms and dice finely. Also dice the tomatos finely.
Combine the cooked couscous, mushrooms, tomato, chopped parsley and season with salt and pepper.
Mix together the panko bread crumbs and vegan parmesan cheese with some parsley.
Stuff the eggplant with the couscous mixture and top with the bread crumb mixture.
Place under a broiler (or in a toaster oven with a broiler setting) and broil until the breadcrumbs get lightly golden.
Meanwhile, combine all of the shallot cream ingredients and warm in a small saucepan over medium heat. It should thicken slightly.