Eggplant

Julia Busuttil Nishimura's recipe for eggplant parmigiana involtini is both simple and delicious.

Pasta alla Norma is a Sicilian pasta traditionally made with fried eggplant, tomato sauce, basil and ricotta salata.

Drawing on traditional Turkish flavours, this roast eggplant salad is well-balanced and flavourful.

This Mediterranean-inspired eggplant salad is as nourishing as it is delicious.

Steamed eggplant makes the perfect umami addition to this zesty chickpea dish.

There's a little labour involved in frying the eggplant slices before layering them, but the result is worth it.

This inventive dish reimagines the traditional tabbouleh salad, pairing the savoury aromat of za'atar with the sweetness of grilled peaches and fresh pomegranate.

This Japanese-inspired eggplant sandwich recipe makes for a great vegetarian lunch.

A comforting eggplant recipe that epitomises the big-flavoured goodness of Greek home cooking.

Our vegetable-heavy spin on the cheesy Greek classic.

An impressive pasta dish that's perfect for any day of the week.

Crisp, panko-crumbed eggplants are perfectly paired with a Japanese yasai itame.

Influenced by Sri Lanka, this punchy sambal shifts tangy vegetarian skewers into holiday mode. Add fish or chicken to dial up the protein.

Though somewhat labour intensive, we promise that baking your own traditional Iraqi bread makes this meal even more delicious.

This fragrant and savoury Middle Eastern breakfast dish is just what you need to shake up your morning routine.

You don't need a grill or barbecue to get perfect gooey eggplant.

Perfect for any weather, this eggplant and pineapple curry is warming for the winter months but won't make you sweat during summer.

This recipe makes cooking eggplant to that perfectly soft and gooey texture foolproof – pricking and charring the eggplant leaves it tender enough to spread on a crusty piece of bread.

The beauty of this dish is in its versatility - use any seasonal vegetable to satisfy your own tastes.

Drop that takeaway menu. Once you've tried making curry paste from scratch, you'll never look back.

This smoky eggplant recipe pairs miso with an irresistible burnt honey teriyaki glaze.

A multi-dimensional stir-fry that sings with spice and fragrance.

All the crisp and crunch you could want.

For lovers of eggplant.

You can't go wrong with homemade dip. Go the extra mile and make your own flatbread, too.

Eggplant, tomato, fusilli. You really can't go wrong.

A sambal that hits all the right sour and spicy notes.

A winner for picnics and bring-a-plate events.

It's baba ghanoush, with a little twist.

Just meat on a stick? Hardly. With a few pointers from Turkish chef Somer Sivrioglu, of Sydney's Efendy restaurant, the humble kebab becomes so much more.

A smoky, textural, all-eggplant affair.

For a fast and easy midweek dinner, barbecued calamari does the trick.

Cross baba ghanoush with muhammara, and the result is this smoky dip that you'll proudly take to your next party.

You love eggplant but you're short on time. This is the recipe for you.

Double dressing? In one corner, the nuttiness of the Maha East chef's tahini dressing; in the other, the one-two spicy punch of the harissa and lemon.

A fragrant eggplant dish by Lee Ho Fook's head chef that recalls the cooking styles of Dongbei and Xinjiang in northern China.

Everything tastes better on flatbread. Even sea urchin.

A vegan Italian dish with a deep, layered umami base that's rich like a stew.

This Sicilian eggplant dish sings with sweet and sour flavours.

Fire up the barbecue for maximum flavour.

A light, refreshing salad that sings with Asian-style flavours.

It works as a delicious side or can hold its own as main.

Seared rib-eye steak is paired with Middle Eastern flavours in this fun dish designed to share.

Miznon chef Eyal Shani is at his finest in this simple eggplant recipe with an unusual presentation.

Pickled vegetables and oil-cured eggplant make a winning starter that's easy to prepare ahead.

The sweet and sour flavours of caponata are the perfect partner to rich chicken liver.

A generous sprinkling of pangrattato and whole leaves of basil add plenty of interest to this vegan pasta.

The smoky flavours of coal-roasted eggplant are complemented by ricotta salata and sweet golden shallots in this stand-out salad by Longsong chef David Moyle.

Nasu dengaku is one of Japan's most popular exports for a reason. Get ready to fire up that grill.

A simple but elegant dish that works beautifully as either a main or a side.

"The spicy eggplant at Sydney's Good Luck Pinbone is one of my favourites. Would you get the recipe?" - Susan Ridge, Bowral, NSW

"Admittedly, on the surface this dish seems a bit odd," says Achatz. "Cocoa, pumpkin, cardamom, lamb? This is a perfect example, however, of a technique we use frequently at Alinea called 'flavour bouncing'."

Let the fourth-generation French-Australian chef guide you through the art of making ratatouille.

Served with mountain bread, the smoky eggplant flavour of Blue Nile's Ethiopian eggplant dip is the perfect way to start your evening.

Very ripe tomatoes make all the difference in our okra, eggplant and turmeric stew. Serve with bread or on a grilled fillet of fish.

Steaming eggplant gives it a lovely silky texture and makes a lighter alternative to frying. The dressing can be made with a curry paste for extra spiciness. Begin this recipe a day ahead to soak the chickpeas.

Bondi Trattoria's Joe Pavlovic perfects the meatlover's pizza; fior di latte cheese, charred eggplant, pork and fennel sausage, and salty jamón ibérico.

Christine Mansfield shares a theatrical eggplant sandwich recipe from her Paragon days in the early 1990s, a vegetarian endeavour with goat's cheese, capsicum, pesto and a balsamic vinaigrette.

Curtis Stone shares his recipe the barbecued lamb ribs he plates up at new LA restaurant Gwen. "Lamb ribs are juicy and delicious to eat right off the bone," says Stone. "The ribs are covered and cooked low and slow in the oven and are finished uncovered on the barbecue to achieve a good crust."

Pan-fried duck is drizzled with lime, tamarind, fish sauce and herbs in this quick meal.

Prepare a meal fit for a king as Sydney restaurant Stanbuli shares their recipe for a decadent Sultan's delight with duck and smoky eggplant.

Recipe for Post at Como The Treasury's smoked mozzarella and eggplant mezzalune with tomato, squash and zucchini, Perth, WA

Recipe for stir-fried eggplant with sweet tamarind sauce | Gourmet Traveller

René Redzepi & Nadine Levy Redzepi recipe for butter-fried bread with eggplant and herbs.

Emma Knowles recipe for lamb loin chops with smoky eggplant, and farro and tomato salad.

Emma Knowles recipe for roasted gurnard with smoky eggplant, farro and boiled lemon.

Lisa Featherby fast recipe for grilled lamb cutlets with yoghurt and fresh chilli chutney.

The French tomato, eggplant and zucchini classic.

Recipe for pan-fried barramundi with eggplant and miso purée.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for burrata with char-grilled eggplant.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for caponata by Ruth Rogers from London's River Cafe.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for pork and eggplant salad with salted chilli.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for spiced lamb with eggplant salad.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for barbecued tenderloin with charred onion and eggplant.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for escalivada with pa amb tomàquet.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for eggplant, goat’s curd, katsuobushi and sesame by Sean McConnell from Monster in Canberra.

Fish-fragrant sauce doesn't actually have any fish in it, but its sweet, sour and spicy elements are traditionally used to cook Sichuan fish dishes and give this dish its name.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for hot and sour fish curry.

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for eggplant and yoghurt toasts.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for caponata by Pete Evans.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for dry curry of lamb and eggplant.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for Sichuan braised eggplant.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for pork in sweet soy with sambal, fried shallots and eggplant.

The eye-catching vegetable dish you need for all your future barbecues.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for burnt eggplant with garlic yoghurt and Spanish onion by Joseph Abboud from Rumi, Melbourne.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for barbecued sumac prawns with yoghurt flatbread.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for smoky eggplant and pomegranate salad.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for charred eggplant dip with quick quinoa crackers.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for moussaka omelette.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for eggplant parma jaffles.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for bone marrow with pickled eggplant salad.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for fish-fragrant eggplant (Yu xiang qie zi) by Dainty Sichuan in Melbourne.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for roast eggplant, ’nduja and scamorza by Bourke Street Bakery After Hours in Sydney.

Once you make your own curry paste, it's hard to go back to the stuff in jars. We show you how it's done.

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for goldband snapper fillets baked al cartoccio.

Recipe for eggplant zaalouk by Paula Wolfert.