The dish is not only tasty, but also healthy, as it combines low-calorie blue and tomatoes, as well as garlic, which strengthens the body and protects against colds. An appetizer can be prepared in many ways. Next are the most popular of them.
The value of eggplant in a high content of minerals, which are preserved even during heat treatment. As part of the vegetable, pectin, which improves digestion, prevents stagnation of bile and removes bad cholesterol. It is very important to use ripened fruits, not overripe ones, in which the content of toxic solanine increases.
The easiest eggplant recipe for tomatoes and garlic
What to cook from:
- blue ones - 400 g;
- tomatoes - 200 g;
- butter - 25 g;
- garlic - three cloves.
Step-by-step instruction
- Cut tomatoes and little blue rings, without removing the peel.
- Heat the pan and grease it with oil.
- Fry vegetables until golden brown.
- Prepare a large dish and put on it a little blue rings, and on top - tomatoes.
- Grind garlic cloves in a blender or grate finely, then put a little on each serving of snacks.
This recipe is considered the most useful, since the dish contains only natural ingredients. Mayonnaise is not added here, so it is non-nutritious and is suitable for people who adhere to proper nutrition or want to lose weight. During heat treatment, it is important not to use a lot of oil and not to fry vegetables strongly, otherwise they will excessively absorb fat.
In the oven
What to cook from:
- blue ones - 0.5 kg;
- tomatoes - 350 g;
- hard cheese - 100 g;
- garlic cloves - three pieces.
Step-by-step instruction
- Blue cut into circles about 1 cm.
- Salt well and leave for 20 minutes to remove the bitterness, then wash.
- Cut the tomatoes into circles.
- Grind garlic cloves with a knife or a blender.
- Grind cheese on a fine grater.
- Put blue circles on a baking sheet, rubbing them with garlic.
- Put tomatoes on top, add spices.
- Sprinkle everything with cheese.
- Bake for half an hour at 180 ° C.
- When the cheese melts well and the surface of the dish becomes ruddy, it can be decorated with greens, and then served.
If you cook a dish according to this recipe in a slow cooker, it will turn out more juicy. To do this, pour two tablespoons of water into the device, put the rings of blue and tomatoes (alternating them), and also add small pieces of cheese. Sprinkle with garlic on top and add 100 g of sour cream. Simmer in the same mode for an hour.
Rolls
What to cook from:
- blue ones - one thing;
- cream cheese - 60 g;
- garlic - one clove;
- green onions and dill - 3 g each;
- Tomatoes - two pieces.
Step-by-step instruction
- Grate garlic, finely chop the herbs and add cheese.
- Cut the eggplant into plates, salt and leave for ten minutes, then wash.
- Grease the pan with oil and fry the slices until a golden hue appears.
- Cut tomatoes in the form of sticks.
- Sprinkle the fried slices of blue ones with the cheese mass and put in two pieces of tomato.
- Make rolls and serve.
Rolls can be prepared with different fillings. In addition to cheese, carrots, walnuts, and minced meat are often taken.
Breaded
What to cook from:
- eggplant - three pieces;
- tomatoes - one piece;
- garlic - three cloves;
- eggs - two pieces;
- sour cream or mayonnaise - 100 g;
- flour - two tablespoons.
Step-by-step instruction
- Cut the blue ones into 0.5 cm thick rings, add salt and leave for ten minutes, then rinse.
- Grind garlic cloves.
- Take a container, add eggs, flour, salt and a little water.
- Heat the pan and add some sunflower oil.
- Squeeze the little blue rings, dip in batter and put on the pan.
- Fry on both sides until golden brown.
- Grease the fried rings with sour cream and sprinkle with garlic.
- Cut tomatoes into thin rings and put eggplant on top.
- Cover on top with another eggplant ring in batter.
To make the dish juicy, you do not need to fry the rings very much. Plus, you can decorate it with greens.
Canned blueberries with tomatoes and garlic are also very popular. Initially, choose one of the recipes described above, and then roll up the dish in a sterile container for the winter.
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