Aubergine salad with black bean
Juicy strips of aubergine in a fresh, tangy salad
Difficulty and servings
Serves 6 as a side dish
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 10 mins
- Place the aubergine strips in a wok or frying pan and cover with cold water. Bring to the boil, cook for 2-3 mins, then remove from the heat, drain and allow to cool before patting dry with kitchen paper. Dry the wok or pan. Heat the vegetable oil until a small piece of bread sizzles when placed in the oil, then add the cooled aubergine strips. Leave to cook for 5 mins until browned, taking care not to move the aubergine around too much or it will turn mushy.
- Remove the aubergine from the pan and drain on kitchen paper. Pour away all but 1 tbsp of oil. Return the aubergine to the pan along with spring onions and chillies. Stir through the black bean and fish sauces, then cook for 2 mins. Serve warm or cold with the coriander leaves scattered over.
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Cooking the aubergine in water before frying means that it absorbs less fat than usual. This is traditionally how people prepare the vegetable in Asia, as aubergines in the past were often a lot tougher and more bitter than the ones we get today.
PER SERVING
139 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 3g, salt 0.98 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2008.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium aubergines , cut lengthways into 1cm strips
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 4 spring onions , thinly sliced diagonally
- 3 red chillies , deseeded and thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp black bean sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- handful coriander leaves
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 6 as a side dish
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 15 mins
Cook 10 mins
Ingredients
- 2 medium aubergines , cut lengthways into 1cm strips
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 4 spring onions , thinly sliced diagonally
- 3 red chillies , deseeded and thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp black bean sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- handful coriander leaves
PER SERVING
139 kcalories, protein 2g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 13 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 2g, sugar 3g, salt 0.98 g
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