Ensaladang Talong
Ensaladang talong is a Filipino grilled eggplant salad. It is a dish bursting in flavour with creamy roasted eggplant with juicy tomato and onion dressed with soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.
Equipment
- fork
- 2 plates
- 1 bowl
- 1 spoon
Ingredients
- 1 medium eggplant
- 1 small tomato diced
- 1/4 medium onion diced
- 1/4 inch ginger minced
- 1 chili sliced (optional)
- 2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- ground black pepper
Instructions
- Poke holes in the eggplant with a fork.
- Place directly over gas stove flame, turning until charred on all sides (8-10 minutes).
- Transfer to a plate and cover for 2-3 minutes.
- Dice tomato and onion, mince ginger, slice chili.
- Peel the cooled eggplant and chop or mash as desired.
- Chop the tomatoes and onion.Combine eggplant with vegetables in a bowl.
- Add vinegar, soy sauce, and black pepper.
- Mix well, taste, and adjust seasoningServe immediately or let sit 10 minutes
- Serve immediately or let sit 10 minutes.
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Notes
- For traditional flavor: Use fish sauce or bagoong instead of soy sauce
- Kid-friendly version: Skip the chili
- Vegan version: Use soy sauce (skip bagoong/fish sauce)
- Best served with: Fried fish, grilled pork, or steamed rice