Name: Roasted Japanese Eggplant and Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe Card
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 LB Japanese Eggplants; 1 large Onion; 1 LB Shiitake Mushrooms; 1-2 TBSP Olive Oil; 1 TBSP Smoked Paprika; 1 tsp cumin; Salt and pepper to taste; Premade Roasted Garlic Hummus - for serving

Roasted Japanese Eggplant and Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe Card

Author: Sabrina Quairoli
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 6 cups
Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Eggplants can be a little acidic, and you need to sweat them beforehand; however, with Japanese eggplant, you do not need to sweat them. So, for an easy weeknight vegan meal, try this Roasted Japanese Eggplant and Shiitake Mushrooms Recipe. Here is how I made this easy and quick weeknight vegan dinner.

Ingredients

1 LB Japanese Eggplants

1 large Onion

1 LB Shiitake Mushrooms

1-2 TBSP Olive Oil (affiliate)

1 TBSP Smoked Paprika (affiliate)

1 tsp cumin (affiliate)

Salt and pepper to taste

Premade Roasted Garlic Hummus (affiliate) - for serving

Instructions

First, preheat the oven to 425 degrees. While it is heating up, you can prep the vegetables.

Lightly wipe the shiitake mushrooms with a damp paper towel to remove any dirt. Then, lay them on your cutting board (affiliate). Then cut the stems off the cleaned mushrooms.

Now is the time to cut the eggplants. Remove the ends. And lie on the side. Then do a diagonal cut to create long oval slices. And set aside.

Cut the onions into wedges and set aside.

Add parchment paper (affiliate) to the baking sheets (affiliate) - two baking sheets (affiliate) are good. Then place the onions and part of the mushrooms on one baking sheet (affiliate), and the other part with the eggplants and the rest of the mushrooms.

Now add olive oil (affiliate) to both baking sheets (affiliate), covering most, if not all, of the vegetables.

Then measure out the Smoked Paprika (affiliate) and the cumin (affiliate), and sprinkle them over both baking sheets (affiliate) of vegetables. Now toss on the baking sheet (affiliate) using your hands.

Then place both baking sheets (affiliate) in the oven at 425 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove and toss, then place it back in the oven for another 10 minutes, or until the mushrooms are dry and the onions are transparent. Transfer both baking sheets (affiliate) to a serving bowl.

To serve, add 2-3 heaping tablespoons of hummus to a plate, then ladle a large serving of the vegetables over it, and enjoy. This recipe makes about 4-6 servings, depending on the size of each serving.