Taste Bud Thursday

Eggplant Bruschetta


My husband found a recipe for eggplant bruschetta online somewhere recently, and we tried it out on some dinner guests a few weeks ago. We added feta cheese to the recipe he found, and when placed on some baguette, it was creamy, melt-in-your-mouth incredible. 


There are a ton of great recipes out there for this easy-to-make appetizer. You can garnish low-carb crackers, small baguette, or even flatbreads with this. You can add tomatoes, scallions, avocado, sunflower seeds, the possibilities are endless.


You can Google for a recipe quite easily, there are tons of variations out there. Click the following for a Google results page based on a search using Roasted Eggplant Bruschetta. The recipe that inspired my husband can be found here: http://smittenkitchen.com - Eggplant Salad Toasts


the recipe we ended up using is this:

• 1 medium eggplant, about 3/4 pound, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 4 tablespoons olive oil plus additional for oiling baking sheet
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 tsp Cracked Black pepper
• 1/4 cup crumbled crumbled feta
• 1/2 c diced red onion
• 2 medium garlic cloves finely chopped
• Italian Parsley to taste

Preparation Steps:
1. Dice Eggplant, toss in olive oil, season with kosher salt and pepper.
2. Spread Egglant on a baking sheet and bake at 350 until brown (you will need to turn over eggplant to prevent sticking)
3. While roasting th eggplant, dice the red onion and garlic.
3. Once eggplant is finished cooking, remove from oven and allow to cool slightly
4. Combine cooked eggplant, onions, feta, and garlic.
5. Adjust salt, pepper, and Italian Parsley to taste.


Unfortunately, the original recipe from SmittenKitten did not have any nutritional information. However, given that this is mostly healthy ingredients, and if you are careful with what you put the bruschetta on, I call this a "no worry" recipe.


*Taste Bud Thursday will feature a low carb and diabetic friendly recipe each week, hopefully to entice your palate and provide variety in a specialized diet for GDM. Please note that you should always check with your doctor (or a nutritionist) before undertaking any severe diet changes, like cutting back on important nutritional building blocks like carbohydrates. Be safe while you dine, folks.