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DinnerMiso Eggplant
Just like Nobu, but without the blow to your wallet.
Brooke Levine, RD, CDNIngredients
- 6 Japanese eggplants, halved
- PAM cooking spray
- 1/3 cup 1/3 cup white miso
- 4 tsp ginger, grated
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
- 1 tbsp Low sodium soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Mirin
- 1 tbsp Water
- 1/2 tbsp Black sesame seeds
- 4 tbsp Scallions, sliced and divided
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 425. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and stay both sides of the eggplant. Arrange in a single layer. Roast, cut side down for 10 minutes. Flip and roast 10 more minutes.
- 2While the eggplant is roasting, mix together the miso, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, mirin, water, sesame seeds and 3 tbsps of scallions.
- 3After the eggplant is roasted, remove from the oven and set oven to broil.
- 4Coat the eggplants with the miso mixture and broil until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Garnish with the remaining scallion.
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