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This is a great summer side dish. Grilling is one of my favorite way to cook eggplants, as it gives them a good char without them getting mushy at all. Goat cheese, pine nuts, herbs and a balsamic vinaigrette give this tons of delicious flavor! Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad 3... giadzy.com

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese SaladGrilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad Serves 4 to 6

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Drizzle the olive oil over the slices of eggplant and toss to coat. Grill the eggplants until tender and grill marks appear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.

Place the eggplants side-by-side on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the pine nuts, goat cheese, basil, and mint. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.

Cook’s note: Plating the eggplant salad this way allowed the cheese to stay bright white. The salt and pepper showed up on it. The herbs remained green and fluffy. The grill marks on the eggplant were distinct.

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Photo of lizzynewm

Recipe by Giada De Laurentiis

This is a great summer side dish. Grilling is one of my favorite way to cook eggplants, as it gives them a good char without them getting mushy at all. Goat cheese, pine nuts, herbs and a balsamic vinaigrette give this tons of delicious flavor!

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Serves: 
6 people
Cooking Level: 
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Inactive Time
Total Time
20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 7 Japanese eggplant ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch wide slices
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 3 ounces goat cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup basil thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Drizzle the olive oil over the slices of eggplant and toss to coat. Grill the eggplants until tender and grill marks appear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  • Place the eggplants side-by-side on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the pine nuts, goat cheese, basil, and mint. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Tried this recipe?Mention @WPRecipeMaker or tag #wprecipemaker!
Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Photo Credit: Elizabeth Newman

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese SaladGrilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad
Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad
Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

This is a great summer side dish. Grilling is one of my favorite way to cook eggplants, as it gives them a good char without them getting mushy at all. Goat cheese, pine nuts, herbs and a balsamic vinaigrette give this tons of delicious flavor!

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Serves: 
6 people
Cooking Level: 
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
10 minutes
Inactive Time
Total Time
20 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 7 Japanese eggplant ends trimmed, cut into 1-inch wide slices
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 3 ounces goat cheese crumbled
  • 1/3 cup basil thinly sliced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint
  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

INSTRUCTIONS:

  • Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill. Drizzle the olive oil over the slices of eggplant and toss to coat. Grill the eggplants until tender and grill marks appear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  • Place the eggplants side-by-side on a serving platter. Sprinkle with the pine nuts, goat cheese, basil, and mint. Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Tried this recipe?Mention @WPRecipeMaker or tag #wprecipemaker!
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