Tired of dinner decisions? Enjoy a 14 day trial to our meal plan service, voted #1 by Lifehacker, and reduce your mental load today.

Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Salad
with avocados / croutons / creamy balsamic vinaigrette

Active: 30 Total: 30

The components of this salad including smoky eggplants and red peppers, crunchy croutons, and creamy balsamic vinaigrette can be made ahead for a super fast weeknight dinner!

Tags
Cuisines

Ingredients

Metric
Servings:
4
Creamy Balsamic Vinaigrette:
  • Vinegar, balsamic - 2 Tbsp
  • Mayonnaise - 1 Tbsp
  • Honey - 1 tsp
  • Mustard, Dijon - 1 tsp
  • Oil, olive - 3 Tbsp
Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Salad with Avocados:
  • Bell peppers, red - 2
  • Eggplants, Chinese (or other small eggplants) - 2
  • Bread, sandwich (sub store-bought croutons) - 4 slices
  • Oil, cooking - 1 Tbsp
  • Avocados - 1 , sliced
  • Mixed greens - 5 oz

Prep

  1. Roast vegetables - Fire up your grill or turn on your oven’s broiler. Core stem out of red peppers. Pierce eggplants all over with a fork. Brush veggies lightly with some oil. Broil on a sheet pan or grill over direct heat for 6 minutes each side. Once red pepper is charred and eggplant is softened, place in a mixing bowl and cover with a plate for ~5 minutes to steam off skins. When cool enough to touch, scrape flesh out of eggplant and skin off of red pepper. Roughly chop. This video shows you how to roast peppers. (Can be done up to 5 days ahead) 

  2. Make croutons - Skip this step if using store-bought croutons. Slice bread into even cubes. Heat a skillet over medium heat. Add cooking oil and bread cubes to the hot pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring frequently, until cubes are golden brown on all sides. (If bread is toasting too slowly, turn up the heat, but stay close to the skillet to be sure the cubes don’t burn.) (Can be done up to 3 days ahead)

  3. Make vinaigrette - Combine vinegar, mayonnaise, honey and mustard. Add olive oil while whisking. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be done up to 2 days ahead)

  4. Avocados - Slice.

Unlock this meal along with hundreds of smart meal plans and never stress about "What's for dinner?" again

Try for free
Learn More

Make

  1. Toss eggplants, red peppers, avocados and greens in vinaigrette. Top with croutons and enjoy!


Reviews

Ratings


0 reviews