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Healthy family recipe: Roasted eggplant cubes

Try this nutritious oven roasted eggplant recipe with your dinner tonight. Roasted eggplant is also a delicious vegetable addition to salads, pasta and omelets!

    by Liz Coover, RD, CSP, LDN Clinical Dietitian, Healthy Weight Program The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Try this nutritious oven roasted eggplant recipe with your dinner tonight. Roasted eggplant is also a delicious vegetable addition to salads, pasta and omelets!

Roasted Eggplant Cubes

Ingredients:

  1. Eggplant, small to medium

  2. 1 tablespoon of olive oil

Directions:

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.

2. Peel the eggplant and cut into 1-inch cubes.

3. Lay out the cubes on a baking sheet. Add olive oil and toss to coat. You can add seasonings to taste such as pepper, cumin, paprika, basil, and red pepper.

4. Bake the eggplant in the oven on the middle rack for 10 minutes. Remove after time is up and stir the eggplant to make sure it does not burn. Return it to the oven and let it roast for 10-20 minutes longer or until tender.

Adapted from ToriAvey.com

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