52 eggplant gratin recipes

This would probably be really good with cauliflower or zucchini instead of eggplant.

Hearty soybean burgers with eggplant, oats, wheat germ, and garlic, served with a homemade mushroom tamari gravy. A from-scratch vegetarian patty with serious substance.

Homemade vegetable stock simmers cold-water vegetables with up to six herbs for 30 to 45 minutes. The flexible base recipe for soups, risottos, and braises.

Roasting concentrates flavors without adding fat and lends a buttery-soft texture.

A colorful Balkan casserole packed with eggplant, cabbage, cauliflower, green beans, and zucchini baked in herbed broth. Serve it hot or cold with a rich toasted walnut sauce for a hearty plant-based meal.

A tasty and scrumptious dish that will satisfy your hunger and invite new flavors and aromas into your home!

Roasted vegetable chili broils bell peppers, zucchini, eggplant, mushrooms, and tomatoes for char-deep flavor, then simmers with cumin-spiced beans and vegetable juice. Vegetarian chili with serious depth.

Gujarati dal: a Western Indian lentil stew with eggplant, zucchini, and tomato, tempered with mustard seed, cumin, and asafetida in ghee. Vegetarian, warmly spiced, served over rice.

Kare-kare is a rich Filipino meat and vegetable stew in peanut sauce, simmering pork hocks and stewing beef with eggplant, green beans, and annatto-tinted oil. Serve with rice and bagoong.

Low-fat eggplant barley bake loaded with mushrooms, tomatoes, and chili sauce. A one-pan vegetarian main dish with hearty whole grains and tender sauteed vegetables.

Filipino kare-kare with oxtail braised in peanut butter sauce, eggplant, green beans, and bagoong. Rich, savory, and served over white rice.

Sebze bastisi: a Turkish vegetable stew with fried eggplant, zucchini, green beans, and peppers slow-baked in beef broth with garlic and parsley. Hearty, warming comfort food.

These are excellent vegetarian patties. I have been trying to incorporate some vegetarian dishes into my diet, and this recipe is a keeper. These patties are filling, delicious, and very nutrition-dense. Serve them as veggie burgers, or chop them up and use in a wrap. Either way, delicious!

Hearty vegetarian Indian curry with potatoes, sweet potatoes, eggplant, zucchini, turnips, and green beans in a chickpea flour gravy spiced with ginger, tamarind, and fresh coriander.

Simple homemade tomato sauce from fresh ripe tomatoes, garlic, bay leaf, olive oil, and a splash of vinegar to brighten the finish. Long-simmered Italian-style sauce with the deep flavor only patient cooking delivers.

Vegan Mediterranean lasagna layers eggplant, tofu ricotta, and a hearty mashed kidney bean tomato sauce between noodles. A dairy-free, protein-packed plant-based lasagna with no meat or cheese.