Roasted eggplants and sauteed vegetables drizzled with an easy and delicious oil-vinegar dressing. This will become your favorite eggplant salad recipe!
Serve this salad with BBQ pork ribs for an unforgettable meal.
This recipe was originally posted October 31, 2016, we’ve tweaked it a bit since then. This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.
How To Make Roasted Eggplant Salad
This eggplant salad recipe was handed to me by my Mother’s aunt. Eggplants typically don’t have much flavor, but this salad is so flavorful it’s almost hard to believe. The savory sautéed vegetables combined with the sweet chili sauce makes quite the delicious concoction. Now that the holidays are getting closer, keep this salad in mind for the upcoming potlucks!
Ingredients
- Sugar
- Salt
- Pepper
- Garlic
- Onion
- Carrots
- Red bell peppers
- Eggplants
- Sweet Chili Sauce
- White Vinegar
Instructions:
1. Chop the eggplant into small rectangular cubes. Place in a colander and mix with salt. Let it sit until it lets out most of its juices. Make sure to have a plate under the colander to catch all the liquid.
2. Sauté the chopped bell pepper, onion, and shredded carrot with the pressed garlic, black pepper, sugar, and vinegar.
3. Add water and olive oil. Sauté all the veggies.
4. Drizzle a baking sheet with olive oil and place the chopped eggplant into the baking dish a toss lightly to coat it in the olive oil. Bake for 25 minutes.
5. Combine the sautéed vegetables with the baked eggplant. Then stir in the sweet chili sauce.
How long can I keep eggplant salad in the fridge?
You can keep the cooked eggplant salad in the refrigerator for 3-5 days. Store it in an airtight container to maximize the freshness.
What to Serve with Eggplant Salad
This roasted eggplant salad is a really light side dish. It compliments any meal – from vegan options to meat-centered ones.
Here are some ideas:
- The best homemade pelmeni
- Veggie Burgers
- Pork Chops
- grilled cedar plank salmon
- Baked Lemon Chicken
- BBQ Pork Ribs
Roasted Eggplant Salad
Ingredients
- 4 eggplants
- 4 red bell peppers
- 2 carrots
- 1/2 onion
- 8 garlic cloves
- 1/2 cup vinegar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 3 tbsp sweet chili sauce
- 1/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Chop the eggplant into small rectangular cubes. Place in a colander and mix with 1 tsp salt. Let it sit for about 20 minutes until it lets out most of its juices. Make sure to have a plate under the colander to catch all the liquid.
- Sauté the chopped bell pepper, onion, and shredded carrot with the pressed garlic, black pepper, sugar, and vinegar.
- Add water and olive oil. Sauté for about 10 minutes.
- Drizzle a baking sheet with olive oil and place the chopped eggplant into the baking dish a toss lightly to coat it in the olive oil. Bake at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 25 minutes.
- Combine the sautéed vegetables with the baked eggplant. Then stir in the sweet chili sauce.
Nutrition
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Ann Ivanov says
Hi, I would like to give this salad a try but really confused with steps 2 and 3. Do you add all of the ingredients ( vegetables, oil, water, vinegar, spices
) and sauté it all together for 10 mins? Or you add oil and water after sautéing it? Thank you!
Dina says
Hi Ann, so sorry for the confusion. You would add the water and oil at the same time as the vegetables and spices. Then sautee it all together. I hope that helps 🙂
Ann Ivanov says
Thank you so much for your quick response! 😊
Dina says
You are very welcome! 🙂
Snow says
I’ve made this recipe over and over again! It’s so delicious and the flavors come together so perfectly! I love that it doesn’t need to much oil, I put even less than it says to!
simplyhomecooked says
Thank you for leaving such awesome feedback Snow! It means so much to me 🙂
Hussam Elowe says
What about the vinegar? When do you add this List ingredient?
simplyhomecooked says
Hi Hussam, I add the vinegar along with the oil and sugar.