Food Recipes Roasted Eggplant With Miso and Sesame Seeds 3.5 (70) 7 Reviews Eggplant is the best kind of vegetable, which is to say, a multi-tasker that can take on many different forms. It's as equally at home grilled, breaded, and fried, or as it is here: roasted until it has a deliciously melted center. Cooking tip: Watch the sesame seeds while you toast them in the skillet—they can quickly turn from perfectly toasted to burned. By Mary Claire Britton Mary Claire Britton Mary Claire Britton is a chef and food stylist. Highlights: * Work has appeared in Real Simple, Coastal Living, Cooking Light, Cooking with Paula Deen, My Recipes, Southern Living, Victoria, and Weight Watchers, among other publications. * Is the chef and owner of Greenhouse, a Birmingham, Alabama fast-casual restaurant. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on October 03, 2022 Rate PRINT Share Photo: Antonis Achilleos Hands On Time: 10 mins Total Time: 45 mins Yield: 8 servings (serving size: about 2 slices) Ingredients 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 ½ pounds eggplant, sliced into ½-inch rounds 2 tablespoons olive oil ⅓ cup white miso 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon water 2 teaspoons rice vinegar 1 teaspoon roasted red chili paste (such as Thai Kitchen) ⅓ cup chopped fresh scallions Directions Place sesame seeds in a nonstick skillet over medium-low. Cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 7 to 8 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 F. Place eggplant slices on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and brush both sides of each round with olive oil. Bake until tender, flipping halfway through, about 18 minutes. Let cool on baking sheet 10 minutes. Whisk together miso, ginger, sesame oil, honey, water, vinegar, and chili paste in a small bowl. Increase oven temperature to broil. Spread about 2 teaspoons of miso mixture on each eggplant round, and broil until fragrant and browned in spots, about 4 minutes. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds and scallions. Rate It Print