RUSSIAN-INSPIRED EGGPLANT SALAD

Russian-Inspired Eggplant Salad image

This eggplant salad, originating from Russia, is good as an appetizer or a dish on its own. Do not eat it before or during a date, otherwise your garlic breath will scare away any potential partner.

Provided by nhunka

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 medium eggplant, diced
3 medium tomatoes, diced
3 large hard-boiled eggs, diced
1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
3 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup low-calorie mayonnaise
½ teaspoon salt

Steps:

Heat olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat. Fry eggplant in the hot oil, stirring to prevent burning, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Remove eggplant from heat and let cool completely, about 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, put tomatoes and eggs in a salad bowl and toss with Gruyere cheese and garlic.
Transfer eggplant to the salad bowl and whisk in mayonnaise and salt.
Serve immediately or refrigerate for 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 271.4 calories, Carbohydrate 15.3 g, Cholesterol 137.2 mg, Fat 19.1 g, Fiber 6.9 g, Protein 12.4 g, SaturatedFat 6.4 g, Sodium 440.3 mg, Sugar 7.1 g