Name: Grilled Eggplant With Fresh Herbs (Vegan, Keto, Low-Carb, DF, GF, AIP, Whole30, Paleo)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 1 eggplant; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 2 cloves minced garlic; ¼ cup fresh basil (finely chopped); ¼ cup fresh thyme (finely chopped); ¼ cup fresh dill (finely chopped); ¼ cup fresh oregano (finely chopped); Salt and pepper

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Grilled Eggplant With Fresh Herbs (Keto, GFDF, AIP, Whole30, Paleo)

Heather Cooan

April 8, 2019

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We’re getting bored with our sides and veggie options. Since the weather is warming up, it’s time to get to grilling! We decided to start tossing some veggies on the grill and came up with this recipe for grilled eggplant with fresh herbs.

Simply grilled it was a little boring so I had to figure out a way to spice things up a bit. I added a fresh herb oil and vinegar to drizzle over the top of the warm eggplant. Turned out really good. I just used the fresh herbs I had leftover in the fridge (basil & mint) from another meal. Go ahead and use whatever you have on hand.

We had it with Cayenne Roasted Quail and it was a pretty delicious meal. The herb oil and vinegar was a really great compliment to the cayenne pepper. I think I might try a fresh salsa next time instead of the herb oil and vinegar or maybe add some red pepper to the herb oil to spice it up. I wonder if a mango and avocado salsa might work quite nicely with these as well. Maybe even add some jalapeno for a little kick! I have all kinds of ideas for additional variations of this one.

Grilled Eggplant With Fresh Herbs (Vegan, Keto, Low-Carb, DF, GF, AIP, Whole30, Paleo)

Grilled veggies are a great way to mix up your boring old side dish!

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Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Course: Sides

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: Servings

Calories: 135kcal

Author: Heather Cooan

Ingredients

1 eggplant
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
2 cloves minced garlic
¼ cup fresh basil finely chopped
¼ cup fresh thyme finely chopped
¼ cup fresh dill finely chopped
¼ cup fresh oregano finely chopped
Salt and pepper

Instructions

Cut the eggplant into slices and salt them lightly. Let them sit for about 15 minutes, so the salt can bring out the moisture of the pieces. Wipe them dry with a bit of paper towel.
Meanwhile, combine the oil, vinegar, garlic herbs, salt, and pepper. Let sit to absorb the flavors for about 15 minutes.
Brush eggplant with oil and herb mixture all over, ensuring that the herbs get distributed well.
Place on a lightly greased grill and grill for about 15-20 minutes, flipping halfway through.

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About author

Heather Cooan

Heather is a marketing executive turned functional nutrition consultant and educator. Heather advocates for informed consent, bodily autonomy, and healthcare authorship. She speaks and writes on nutrition and lifestyle design interventions for health recovery. Heather successfully recovered her health from vulvar cancer, Hashimoto's, and lichen sclerosus. She reversed estrogen dominance, insulin resistance, arteriosclerosis, and fatty liver utilizing a food-as-medicine and integrated clinical treatment approach. Heather is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner, Nutrition Therapy Practitioner, and is earning her Oncology Nutrition Consulting Certification. Heather successfully recovered her health from vulvar cancer, Hashimoto's, and lichen sclerosus. She reversed estrogen dominance, insulin resistance, arteriosclerosis, and fatty liver utilizing a food-as-medicine and integrated clinical treatment approach. Heather is a certified Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Practitioner and Nutrition Therapy Practitioner.

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