Garlic Oven-Roasted Eggplant (Vegan)
This garlic oven-roasted eggplant makes an amazing plant based dinner or side dish! It’s flavorful, tender and easy to make with just a handful of simple ingredients. Serve over rice for comfort food perfection.
Ingredients
- 2 eggplant
- 3 tbsp vegan butter
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sriracha
- 4 cloves garlic minced
Instructions
- Prepare the eggplant: remove the top, then slice it in half, and make diagonal scores going in opposite directions across the cross-section.
- Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C/400 F.
- Melt some vegan butter in a large frying pan or skillet over a medium-high heat. Place the eggplants flat-side down in the skillet, and cook for 5 minutes, until starting to brown.
- Make the glaze by stirring together soy sauce, olive oil rice vinegar, sriracha, and garlic.
- Arrange the eggplants on a large baking tray lined with parchment paper, and brush them with the glaze generously. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, until fully cooked through.
- Serve immediately with chilli flakes, cilantro and chopped peanuts.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 227
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 227kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 15g | 5% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Sodium | 1055mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 580mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 464IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 11mg | 12% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.