Eggplant caviar with mayonnaise

Not everyone likes eggplants or blue ones, perhaps because not everyone knows how to cook them properly. From these vegetables you can cook any dishes, many of which are distinguished by exquisite taste. Nutritionists have long paid attention to eggplants, since they have a minimum amount of calories.

One of the most delicious dishes is eggplant caviar with mayonnaise. It should be noted that there are a lot of options for preparing blue ones with such an ingredient. We will consider several options, talk about the features of cooking.

It is important

Eggplant caviar for the winter with mayonnaise does not take long to cook. But the tenderness and piquancy of the dish will be felt only if the main ingredient – eggplant – is prepared in accordance with all the rules. The fact is that there is a lot of bitterness in the vegetable. If it is not removed, all the work will go down the drain.

It is because of this substance that bitterness appears.

How to remove the flaw and properly prepare the blue ones. So, if you are going to cook caviar, you can get rid of solanine in several ways:

1. Pour whole vegetables in ice water overnight. In the morning, it will remain to squeeze out the water and wipe it with a napkin.
2. This is a quick way, the bitterness will go away in an hour. The blue ones are cut lengthwise and soaked in saline solution: a spoonful of salt is added to a glass of water. Get rid of eggplant for caviar with mayonnaise by ordinary push-ups.
3. Super fast bitterness removal. Sprinkle chopped vegetables with salt. You can use rock or iodized salt. After 16-20 minutes, the blue ones are washed and dried.

   

4. Usually blue ones are bitter because of the peel. If peeled vegetables are indicated in the recipe, then they simply cut it off without touching the pulp.

Options for getting rid of blue ones from bitterness:

Recipe options

Eggplant caviar with mayonnaise is prepared by lovers of this vegetable according to various recipes, many of which were invented by housewives themselves. We bring to your attention several interesting recipes for cooking delicious vegetable caviar with mayonnaise.

The recipe is the first

To prepare a snack, you will need to stock up on the following products:

• eggplant – 6 kg;
• turnip onion – 2,5 kg;
• garlic – 3 heads;
• mayonnaise – 0,5 liters;
• 9% vinegar – 100 g;
• vegetable oil (preferably olive) – 400 ml;
• salt and ground black (red) pepper to preference.

Method of preparation:

1. After removing the bitterness, the washed fruits are cut into pieces and fried in oil in small portions.
2. In another pan, saute the onion, cut into half rings, until it becomes soft and transparent.
3. Eggplants are laid out in a common container, sprinkled with garlic, salt, pepper. Onions, vinegar, mayonnaise are also sent here.

   

4. The resulting mass is gently mixed and laid out in sterile jars, rolled up.

After cooling, vegetable caviar is sent for storage for the winter in a cool place.

Recipe for the second

To prepare delicious eggplant caviar, you will need the following ingredients:

• eggplant – 3 kg;
• onion -1 kg;
• mayonnaise – 400 g;
• vinegar essence – 1 tbsp. l.;
• postnoe oil – 500 ml;
• granulated sugar – 100 g;
• salt – 50

How to cook:

1. Blue ones need to get rid of bitterness in any convenient way.
2. The onion, cut into rings, is sautéed in oil in a large frying pan, then the eggplants are laid out in the same place. Roasting time up to 15 minutes.
3. After adding mayonnaise, sugar and spices, the mass is stewed for another third of an hour. Vinegar essence is added last. If you want the vegetable appetizer to not consist of pieces, you can beat it with a blender.

   

4. Caviar is laid out in jars and rolled up.

The finished snack is turned upside down with lids and covered with a blanket or fur coat. They take out the jars after they become cold and send them to storage.

Recipe Three

For caviar, a minimum of food is required, but the snack is not intended for winter storage:

• eggplant – 1 kg;
• garlic – 3-4 cloves
• mayonnaise – 4 tbsp. l .;
• salt to taste.

Cooking features:

1. Eggplants, washed and rid of solanine, need to be baked in an oven (at a temperature of 200 degrees). Roasting time is 30 to 40 minutes depending on the size of the vegetable. Then the skin is removed, and the juice is squeezed from the fruit.
2. Then the blue ones, cut into small pieces, are combined with the rest of the ingredients and beat with a blender to obtain a homogeneous, delicate consistency. Fans of spicy food can add garlic to their liking.

   

Conclusion

If you have never tried eggplant caviar, you can try to cook small portions according to different recipes. The recipe that will appeal to the whole family, you can take into service.

We appeal to our readers with a request. If you have your own recipes for making eggplant caviar with mayonnaise for the winter, write to us in the comments.