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Roasted Baby Eggplants

I have deep respect for eggplants. Can you think of any other edible item in such a deep shade of purple?
If there's anything better than eggplant, it's baby eggplant. But I'm a fan of miniature versions of pretty much everything. Baby eggplants make a perfect starter - all you have to do is roast them, maybe adding a bit of spicy green paste.

Recipe: Roasted Baby Eggplants

Serves: 2

5 baby eggplants

one tbsp. of olive oil

Green paste

one garlic clove

one tsp. of grated ginger

1/2 green chili pepper

2 tbsp. of chpped cilantro

juice of 1/2 lime

1/2 tsp. of soy sauce

Blend all the paste ingredients together.

Score the bottoms of each eggplant with an “X”, about 2/3 through.
Stuff eggplants with green paste and place them on an oiled baking sheet.
Roast at 180C until the eggplants have softened (about 25 minutes).