Grilled eggplant dressed with garlicky walnuts and lots of basil from Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes (page 68) by Alison Roman

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    Can substitute baby globe artichokes for fairy tale eggplants.

  • pattyatbryce on March 04, 2025

    Very good side for a grilled meat. I did toss the garlic into the pan with the walnuts and olive oil to toast it up a bit. We don't love raw garlic.

  • mharriman on May 06, 2020

    Oh my gosh! This was incredible. I had one 1 pound regular eggplant that I cut lengthwise into three sections. Brushed with EVOO, I roasted them for 15 minutes, then placed them skin down on my stovetop skinny grill for five minutes. The garlicky walnut and fresh basil leaf topping took the dish to the next level. The ricotta foundation made this almost like dessert. This could have been a meal by itself.

  • IvyManning on March 28, 2020

    Got fairytale eggplants, and I followed the recipe exactly, but it ended up really bitter. It was okay for me as I'm an eggplant lover, but those that were only so-so on eggplant in my family didn't eat more than a bite.

  • EmilyR on September 02, 2019

    Lots of fairy tale eggplant to use up so this was the perfect fit. I wanted a touch more flavor so we added some of the chili bacon salt from Nik Sharma's Season.

  • teandoranges on October 06, 2018

    This was very good. Didn't have ricotta, will try next time. Used small regular eggplants. Will look out for the fairytale variety.

  • DKennedy on July 13, 2018

    Only had ricotta salata on hand but other than that, made as written. I pan roasted the eggplant instead of grilling. Like almost every recipe I’ve made from this book, the flavors come together magically to make something truly special. I loved this dish.

  • Lepa on June 03, 2018

    This is good, especially with the "optional" ricotta. After eating it with the ricotta, I could never go back. Such a delicious and decadent combination!

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