Eggplant a-go-go

More eggplants leads to more creative eggplant recipes.  Sorry, I don't have pics for these as they went pretty quickly!  These recipes all came out of an old copy of the Victory Garden Cookbook, which I did a quick search for and is available from most every bookselling website out there.  It looks a little out-dated but I am impressed with the recipes.

Eggplant "Grilled Cheese Sandwiches"
Lots of variations on this theme...
  Open faced sandwiches:  thickly slice eggplant (that has been salted and "wept" for 30 min), dredge eggplant slices in egg, then breadcrumbs and fry.  Then top with cheese, tomatoes & cheese, or shrimp & cheese (etc.) and place under broiler until cheese starts to melt.  (we've eaten this a number of times--really good)
  Grilled Cheese Sandwich:  Fry eggplant as above (thinly sliced), place cheese in between two pieces of eggplant.  Cook in butter until cheese melts.
  Broil eggplant instead of frying first (I haven't tried this yet...)

Eggplant-fish stew:
A little wierd, would be better without the fish and just be a jumble of veggies in a tomato-based casserole. 
  Sautee onions, peppers, garlic and herbs, add cubed eggplant (that has wept for 30 min).  Add tomatoes and fish (or sans fish).  Turn into a casserole dish, top with breadcrumbs and bake.  Pretty tasty, even with the fish.

Eggplant roll-ups:
This was kind of a variation on the theme of eggplant parm.
Place some tomato sauce in a baking dish.  Salt thinly-sliced eggplant and let drain for 30 min (larger slices work better).  Fry eggplant (dredged in egg then flour) then drain on tea towel.  Mix veggie crumbles (it calls for sausage & hamburger, but I used veggie alternative), parm, parsley and egg.  Spread the stuffing mix thinly on the fried eggplant.  Roll up, tuck into sauced pan, open side down.  Top with the rest of the sauce and parm & mozz. cheese.  Bake first covered, then uncovered till golden.  This was great!  it was very filling and hearty and good with red wine. 

Basically, I highly recommend this cookbook for those who want to try veggie-based recipes other than the normal tried and true ones.  It has really come in handy.  And thanks to Aunt Genie for sending it to us! :)