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Steamed Aubergine

Steamed aubergine

With an Asian-style herby spicy dressing

Steamed Aubergine

20 mins
Super easy

serves 4

nutrition per serving

Calories

g

Fat

g

Saturates

g

Sugars

g

Salt

g

Protein

g

Carbs

g

Fibre

of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

Jamie's Kitchen

Jamie's Kitchen

Ingredients

2 medium purple aubergines

for the dressing

2 teaspoons sugar

4 tablespoons low-salt soy sauce

3 tablespoons sweet chilli dipping sauce

2 teaspoons sesame oil

zest and juice of 1 lemon

4 spring onions, sliced

2 fresh red chillies, finely chopped

1 large handful of fresh coriander, roughly sliced

1 large handful of fresh basil, roughly sliced

1 large handful of fresh mint, roughly sliced

1 large handful of yellow celery leaves

sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

Doing aubergines this way keeps their flavour, has a light texture and makes a great salad

  1. This is a great way to cook aubergines, and probably one that not a lot of people would think of doing. To me, steamed aubergine sounds horrible but, believe me, this recipe is fantastic. Aubergines are usually fried or roasted, which makes them soak up loads of oil, but steaming means they go really soft and tender so that they're lighter to eat – which means you can eat a lot more! All round the world there are so many different varieties of aubergines – long, round, purple, green – so keep your eyes peeled and try cooking them all.
  2. Put some water in a pan and bring it to the boil. Slice the aubergines in half lengthways and place them in your steamer with the cut side facing up. Steam them for about 10 minutes – to check whether they're ready, simply squeeze the sides gently and if they're silky soft then they're done. Remove them from the steamer, place them in a colander and leave to cool.
  3. Now make your dressing by mixing all the ingredients together. When the aubergines are warm this is the perfect time to flavour them. Cut them up into rough 2.5cm dice, then dress them and toss. Serve immediately as a salad, tapas dish or as a vegetable next to any simple cooked fish. Just really tasty!

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