The BEST Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Eggplant Recipes
Summer is prime eggplant season, and here are The BEST Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Eggplant Recipes from food blogs around the web. And if you haven’t cooked with eggplant much, I’m urging you to give eggplant a chance! Use Eggplant Recipes to find more low-carb and gluten-free recipes with eggplant.
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We’re heading into prime summer garden season in Utah, and that usually means that zucchini recipes will be getting the spotlight on the blog. But another veggie that’s abundant during summer garden season is eggplant, and I’ve been a huge eggplant fan ever since I started growing it in my garden (back in 2007!)
For years I’ve been urging people to give eggplant a chance. I’m especially fond of grilled eggplant which is the way I first learned to cook it, but through the years I’ve also made roasted eggplant dishes and eggplant stir-fries that got gobbled up pretty quickly! And eggplant is a perfect ingredient for carb-conscious eating! It’s not only low in carbs, but also high in fiber, and loaded with nutrients.
And as you can see from this collection of The BEST Low-Carb and Gluten-Free Eggplant Recipes that I’ve gathered from great blogs around the web, these are endless ways to prepare eggplant. If you’re not an eggplant fan (yet!) I hope one of these low-carb and gluten-free eggplant recipes might tempt you to try some eggplant.
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Grilled Eggplant with Garlic-Cumin Vinaigrette, Feta, and Two Herbs is a very old recipe from Kalyn’s Kitchen, but it’s still one of my favorites.
Just replace use an approved sweetener in place of the small amount of sugar in this Cold Aubergine Salad from The Perfect pantry and it will be a perfect low-carb dish.
Julia Child’s Eggplant Pizzas from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a recipe that’s been hugely popular!
Carolyn from All Day I Dream About Food says this Garlic Parmesan Fried Eggplant is the recipe that got her kids to eat Eggplant!
Grilled Spicy Eggplant with Red Pepper, Parsley, and Mint from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a huge favorite of my brother Rand, and you could cook this on a stove-top grilling pan when it’s not grilling weather.
There’s no need for pasta with these Baked Stuffed Three Cheese Eggplant Rollups from Sugar Free Mom!
The sauce is amazing on this Grilled Eggplant, Grape Tomato, and Feta Salad with Basil, Parsley, and Caper Sauce from Kalyn’s Kitchen.
Eggplant Parmesan Bites from Ditch the Carbs sound like an amazing snack or game-day nibble!
Garlic-Lover’s Vegetable Stir Fry from Kalyn’s Kitchen is especially good with fresh garden veggies!
I love everything about these Asian Meatballs and Stir-Fried Eggplant from I Breathe I’m Hungry!
Anyone who loves Thai food will like this Spicy Grilled Eggplant and Zucchini Salad with Thai Flavors from Kalyn’s Kitchen.
Low-Carb Crispy Eggplant Rounds from Low-Carb Maven use pork rinds for the crispy coating.
Roasted Eggplant with Mediterranean Salsa from Kalyn’s Kitchen is great for a low-carb vegatarian dish!
Crispy Eggplant Chips with Smoky Seasoning from Healthful Pursuit sound great for a snack!
Sriracha-Spiced Stir-Fried Tofu with Eggplant and Red Bell Peppers from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a delicious combination!
The Best Eggplant Patties from The Iron You have no eggs or breadcrumbs; they’re held together with sharp cheese which sounds yummy to me!
More Tasty Low-Carb Eggplant Recipes:
Eggplant Lasagna with Meat Sauce from Peace, Love, and Low-Carb
Eggplant Tomato Ground Beef Skillet from Low Carb Yum
Eggplant Parmesan Chips from Sugar Free Mom
Balsamic Eggplant Tomato Sliders from Wholesome Yum
Sausage-Stuffed Grilled Eggplant from All Day I Dream About Food
Poor Little Eggplants from The Perfect Pantry
Crock Pot Ground Beef and Eggplant Casserole from Low Carb Yum
Roasted Mushrooms, Zucchini, and Eggplant from Peace Love and Low Carb
Tell us about your favorite eggplant recipes in the comments!
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It’s actually very good with lots of raw veggies: carrots, celery, cauliflower, bell peppers, sugar snap peas, etc. And while baba ghanouj is very similar to hummus, the chickpeas that make up the body of hummus are higher in carbs than the eggplant used for baba ghanouj. So a platter of veggies with a bowl of baba ghanouj makes a pretty good low-carb appetizer, I think.
Sounds like I need to try it.
What about Baba Ghanouj? That’s the eggplant recipe that won over my family.
Yes, that’s a popular recipe using eggplant for sure. This is focused on low-carb recipes and that’s usually eaten with Pita Bread, so that’s probably why I didn’t come across a low-carb version of it. But I bet it would be good dipped with cauliflower!
Welllll, I am guilty of not really "trying" eggplant. In the last year and 1/2 I have had to drastically change my (and my families) diet. I am gluten and dairy free, plus I have to avoid acidic foods. I tell people, be careful of what you pray for. 🙂 I think I may have to try a couple of these recipes as a co-worker brought me in some beautiful eggplants from her garden. I will let you know how it goes Kalyn! Thanks for sharing!
Lucky you to get garden eggplant! I hope you can find some recipes you will enjoy!
So many ideas of delicious eggplant recipes. Thank you for sharing, Kalyn!
My pleasure; glad you like it!
How did you know I got an eggplant in my CSA this week?! Thanks for the great ideas. 🙂
Janice, it's definitely eggplant season; hope you enjoy!
wow, its very yummy and delicious. so i like to make it today and eat eggplant rollup. thanks for sharing…
Glad you like it!
Hello, hope my question gets to you. I made eggplant w/a tomato sauce,I salted the sliced pieces of ep before,and let sit for awhile,b4 frying in a skillet. The problem was the skin on the edges was so tough,that it became uneatable,although the whole dish was great. Q.Why/how to make the outer skin more soft? Big hugs,and thank you.
I think some eggplants have much tougher skin than others. If you're using small thin eggplants they rarely need to be peeled. For larger ones, I would peel the skin if you don't like that texture. You can kind of tell by poking your fingernail through the skin when it's going to be tough, if that makes sense. I think for fried eggplant where it's cooked quickly at high heat, the skin will usually not soften much. Hope that helps!
Thank you so much 'busy lady' for the reply..It does make sense.
I’m gonna make this tomorrow it looks major! Thank youuuu!
Not sure which one caught your eye, but hope you enjoy!
Thanks so much for including a couple of my favorite eggplant recipes, and for sharing so many other good ideas for eggplant.
Lydia, my pleasure. You can never have too many good eggplant recipes, right?