With their delicate flavor, tender skin and paucity of seeds, Japanese eggplants are a fine substitute for the more common and larger eggplant found in local grocery stores.
Ingredients
- 4-6 small Japanese eggplants
- 2 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. ground walnuts
- 1⁄2 tsp. cayenne
- Olive oil to cover
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Instructions
Step 1
Poach eggplants in gently boiling water for 5-10 minutes or until slightly soft. Slit each eggplant from blossom end almost to stem end twice, so that eggplant splays into four "fingers" attached to stem end.
Step 2
Mix salt, walnuts, and cayenne in food processor into a smooth paste. Rub paste on exposed eggplant flesh, reassemble the eggplants, and place in a tall jar, stem ends upward, for 12 hours.
Step 3
Discard brine at bottom of jar. Fill jar with oil, covering eggplants completely. A ball of foil on top of eggplants will keep them submerged.
Step 4
Close jars, and pickle for 10-14 days. Refrigerated, they will keep for 2 weeks.
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