EGGPLANT RECIPES / RECIPES AUBERGINE

BRINJAL, call it what you like, it's delic ...

Eggplant dishes are deliciously simple. But I love them really because any food that tastes good, is healthy and is easy to prepare, is surely a winner!

I do have to admit though, eggplant is a bit of an acquired taste. I'm glad I've acquired it - because I can eat cholesterol-rich foods like butter that I love. Eggplant counteracts cholesterol-rich food so we eat EGGPLANT RECIPES at least twice a week.

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FRIED EGGPLANT: INGREDIENTS

1. One large or two small aubergines.

2. One egg, lightly beaten; add a little water.

3. All purpose flour in a soup dish.

4. Olive oil.

PREPARATION

• Cut the eggplant into slices about 7-10 mm thick. No need to peel. Salt and wipe them clean after about 10 mins if you are feeling strong! Especially if the brinjals are a bit old. It draws any bitter juices out, but frankly I don’t bother.

• Dab the aubergine slices (both sides) into the flour.

• Drop into the beaten egg-water mixture.

• Heat a little olive oil in a heavy pan. Cheat with a little butter, too, if your cholesterol is normal. Then they won't stick.

  Definitely do not use hard margarine, high in trans fats. Why? HYDROGENATED FOODS ...
  
  Pour a glass of red wine: CHOLESTEROL ALCOHOL .... One! A biggy!

• Drop the floured and egged brinjal slices into the hot oil and immediately turn the temperature down. Dribble a little olive oil onto the unturned side and flip the slices as soon as they are brown. Watch them like a hawk - they can burn very quickly. Salt them lightly.

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BTW did you know that the eggplant is called an aubergine in Europe and a brinjal in India. What's in a name? that which we call a eggplant
by any other name would taste as sweet; a rose too! Cribbed from the bard.

OLIVE GARDEN SALAD RECIPE

Tauge, or bean sprouts, add an extra dimension of health and taste to every salad. Make sure there is some tomato. Actually aubergine and tomatoes are first cousins. Did you know that a tomato a day will decrease by 50% the most common fatal cancer in men? TOMATO PROSTATE ...

RATATOUILLE / EGGPLANT GOULASH

1. 1 Onion, 1-4 clove garlic, chopped

2. 1 Eggplant, sliced with skins

3. Zuccini, depending on size, 1 or 2.

4. 1 Paprika*, sweet pepper, sliced.

5. 1 can tomatoes, or three chopped tomatoes

6. Optional, Tofu blocks.

Lightly fry the onion in a heavy saucepan in a little olive oil. Throw in the rest of the ingredients, and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and simmer for 45 mins on low heat. Delicious with brown rice (throw in a handful of lentils). LENTIL PROTEIN ... Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese or, at the last moment, throw in a cup of chopped Tofu Nutrition ....

13-08-1010: Blood Pressure

Researchers in China, Military Medical Hospital:

Previous studies have suggested a role for plant compounds in lowering cardiovascular risks including hypertension (high blood pressure). In a new study, researchers found that long-term consumption of chili peppers reduced blood pressure in hypertensive rats. The substance capsaicin improves vasorelaxation and helps prevent Hypertension.

Peppers, whether the spicy, red-hot chili or the bell pepper are particularly rich in substances called phyto-chemicals. There are thousands of them, and researchers are now coming up with heaps of evidence about their anti-oxidant and cancer-preventing properties. For example, you may have heard of lycopene, the photochemical in tomatoes that prevents prostate cancer. Beta-carotene is another well known phytochemical. It's the precursor to vitamin A and gives carrots their orange colour.

You may be wondering: Why eggplant recipes and all this talk about phytochemicals on a chiropractic website? Chiropractic is much more than having your spine well-adjusted. Whilst we spend our hours freeing up subluxations, we know that to keep our patients healthy and happy we have to emphasize healthy diet, the body in motion, the alert mind, and if you want to think about truly abundant living, then of course the spirit too.

BAKED AUBERGINE

INGREDIENTS

1. 2 eggplant

2. 1 lemon, squeezed

3. 2 TBSP flour, mixed with ground pepper

4. 3 TBSP olive oil

5. 2 onions, chopped

6. 2 cloves garlic

7. 75 g grated mature cheddar

8. 250 ml tomatojuice (or 3 toms liquidised)

PREPARATION

• Slice the eggplant thickly (with skins), dab into the lemon juice, and then the flour.

• Fry in hot olive oil until golden brown. Careful, they burn easily!

• Separately, lightly fry the onions and garlic.

• Layer the eggplant, onions and cheese into an oven dish.

• Pour the tomato juice over the dish and bake in a hot oven for 20 mins.

Eggplant recipes are delicious and known for their cholesterol-lowering properties. Enjoy!

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