Experts explain why salting eggplant won’t make or break your recipe. Food & Wine / Getty Images I’ve skipped eggplant recipes several times after I saw the recipe calls to salt the eggplant and wait ...

Growing up, my mom never made anything with eggplant, ever. That means that I did not really cook an eggplant until I was in my mid-20s, after my brother Tom, the chef, made and shared an ...

Salting vegetables before cooking them is a great way to draw out water, making for a better texture and more condensed flavor. This step is often done with vegetables with high moisture content, like ...

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To salt or not to salt — that is the fundamental eggplant question. Conventional cooking wisdom holds that you should always salt (and drain) eggplant before cooking. And there is some merit to this.

When properly prepared, eggplant is irresistible in dishes like a Ratatouille Tart and Sheet-Pan Eggplant Parmesan. “Eggplants are a sponge for flavor,” says Vera Fabian, a farmer and the co-owner of ...

Freezing eggplant is a great way to keep this superfood on hand year-round (who doesn't like a good freezer hack that will save you money?), but doing it right can be a bit tricky. Eggplant has a high ...

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