Eggplant

Use this master formula as your guide—but feel free to get creative with the add-ins. A dried chile? Sure! A few sprigs of herbs from your windowsill? Why not?

This recipe is a great way to showcase the eggplants and basil you just hauled from the market.

Is this a useless piece of tradition passed down from generation to generation? Or are we doing this for a reason?

Learn how to roast eggplant until it’s creamy and caramelized, and then serve dinner on top of it.

Custardy eggplant, sweet-tart pomegranate, creamy garlic yogurt, and crispy beef—eggplant naysayers, we're coming for you.

Pop the garlic-and-rosemary-rubbed leg of lamb and the eggplant into the oven together and they’ll be done at the same time.

Plenty of creamy Greek yogurt keeps this baba ganoush-esque dip light and tangy.

BONUS: Cabbage slaw to snack on while cooking.

We love the just-set creamy texture of a stovetop frittata, but it does make it a little scary to handle. if you aren’t sure about inverting it to get it out of the pan, we have your back. Instead of flipping, transfer it to a 350° oven to finish cooking through.

End-of-summer produce is bountiful and cheap at the farmers' market. Make the most of it.

Never have button mushrooms been more delicious than in this veg-packed spicy dip recipe, also ideal as a sandwich spread or finisher for simply prepared vegetables. This recipe is from Palizzi Social Club in Philadelphia, PA.

Eggplant gets a big lift from buttery avocado and an irresistibly kicky, creamy sauce.

Eggplant is one of the true stars of summer, but it can be tricky to cook. Because it absorbs oil like a sponge during frying, we prefer the oven-roasted method in this recipe, which yields tender, caramelized slices minus all the mess.

A very pregnant writer tests an old wives' tale that involves lots of cheese.

Don't have a charcoal grill? You can use gas or even an oven to make this summer staple.

Serve this dip with chips, as part of a meze platter, or slather it on grilled chicken thighs.

The farmers’ market in high summer is the best bet for finding the small, inky-purple, round eggplants used in this recipe.

We love Halloumi’s squeaky texture, but some torn salted mozzarella would be just as good (just don’t try grilling it).

Roasting the eggplants at a high heat will make the flesh very tender while making the skin a little crispy.

Sabich, a popular Israeli street food, is a pita-busting combination of a bunch of great appetizers.

Thanks to Josh Ku and Trigg Brown, you can travel halfway around the world without leaving your kitchen. The duo share the recipes that fuel their addictive Brooklyn-based Taiwanese restaurant, Win Son.

Simple steamed eggplant gets a makeover when it's fried and results in a crispy outside with a soft, custardy inside.

If the ingredient list didn’t tip you off, the seven-hour cooking time makes it official: This recipe is a project that you make for people you love.

For a hearty vegetarian version of this pasta recipe, use squash, mushrooms, or eggplants in place of shrimp.