Well, its judgement time. Sorry I'm a bit late but I'm away from home right now. A BIG thanks to everyone who entered. There were 7 entries in total and as usual, its very difficult to pick a winner. Here were the entries (in date order). I think I's be right in saying that all but one recipe were vegetarian, if not vegan. This could be a first for the Challenge.
@Elawin: Imam Bayildi (Stuffed Aubergines)
A classic dish, beautifully presented. I made this a while ago but didn't know about the technique of stuffing slits in the aubergine. I'm about to cook this when I get back home, with some baby aubergines.
@Frizz1974: Caponata
Another lovely classic aubergine dish - there are many versions of Caponata but I particularly liked the use of black olives and red wine vinegar here.
@Herbie: Syrian Moussaka
An inventive combination of two recipes, this Moussaka is vegan too. Its on my menu list!
@ElizabethB: Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way
I just loved the combination of prawns (shrimp), cheese and aubergine (eggplant). The photo had me drooling.
@Yorky: Green Aubergine Curry
@Yorky makes the best curries ever. I, too, tried making a curry using green aubergines and can vouch for the fact that they are completely different from purple aubergines.
@The Late Night Gourmet: Hasselback Baby Eggplant Parmesan
@The Late Night Gourmet was as innovative as always. This recipe simply looks delicious!
@Sandra: Eggplant Balls
I was excited by this dish. It had simply never occurred to me to make balls from aubergine. Its an elegant and simple presentation - something I'm beginning to associate with @Sandra
So - which to choose? My final shortlist was Eggplant Balls and Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way. Finally I've chosen Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way - mainly because I love the idea of seafood and aubergine together and the recipe has me drooling! Congratulations @ElizabethB
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It over to you @ElizabethB, to choose a new ingredient and preside as judge for the next round. All the ingredients chosen before are listed in the top post of this thread. We have been setting the deadline for approximately 3 weeks so that would be midday (GMT) Tuesday 9th January, if that is OK with you. Just post your chosen ingredient in this thread and we will set up the new Recipe Challenge thread.
@Elawin: Imam Bayildi (Stuffed Aubergines)
A classic dish, beautifully presented. I made this a while ago but didn't know about the technique of stuffing slits in the aubergine. I'm about to cook this when I get back home, with some baby aubergines.
@Frizz1974: Caponata
Another lovely classic aubergine dish - there are many versions of Caponata but I particularly liked the use of black olives and red wine vinegar here.
@Herbie: Syrian Moussaka
An inventive combination of two recipes, this Moussaka is vegan too. Its on my menu list!
@ElizabethB: Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way
I just loved the combination of prawns (shrimp), cheese and aubergine (eggplant). The photo had me drooling.
@Yorky: Green Aubergine Curry
@Yorky makes the best curries ever. I, too, tried making a curry using green aubergines and can vouch for the fact that they are completely different from purple aubergines.
@The Late Night Gourmet: Hasselback Baby Eggplant Parmesan
@The Late Night Gourmet was as innovative as always. This recipe simply looks delicious!
@Sandra: Eggplant Balls
I was excited by this dish. It had simply never occurred to me to make balls from aubergine. Its an elegant and simple presentation - something I'm beginning to associate with @Sandra
So - which to choose? My final shortlist was Eggplant Balls and Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way. Finally I've chosen Eggplant (Aubergine) My Way - mainly because I love the idea of seafood and aubergine together and the recipe has me drooling! Congratulations @ElizabethB
.It over to you @ElizabethB, to choose a new ingredient and preside as judge for the next round. All the ingredients chosen before are listed in the top post of this thread. We have been setting the deadline for approximately 3 weeks so that would be midday (GMT) Tuesday 9th January, if that is OK with you. Just post your chosen ingredient in this thread and we will set up the new Recipe Challenge thread.
I'm going to try it!
