Page 72 - Muscle & Fitness (December 2019)

E A T M E A T L E S S By M&F Editors

UMAMI EGGPLANT

Satisfy all your taste buds with

this easy weekday dinner.

ggplant is best served
with sauce and cheese—
but if you’re lacking those

ingredients, this recipe is
E a quick and easy way to
use up everyone’s favorite
nightshade. And because
umami is in the name, all your
taste buds will be satisfied by
the end of this meal. Serve
over your favorite grain.

SERVES 4

1½ lbs eggplant, cut into cubes
1 tbsp vegetable oil
⅓ cup red or white miso
paste
4 tsp freshly grated ginger
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp soy sauce or tamari
1 tsp distilled white vinegar
¼ tsp freshly ground black
pepper

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Coat
eggplant cubes with oil and

place on a parchment-paper-
lined baking sheet. Bake 20
minutes, or until tender.
Remove eggplant and set
oven to broil.
2. Mix remaining ingredi-
ents with 1 tbsp water in
a bowl. Toss eggplant
SLIMMING
cubes with sauce,
Because it’s low in
return to baking
calories and high
sheet, and broil 3 to 4
in fiber, eggplant
minutes, or until
is great for
weight loss. golden and charred.
3. Serve over grain of
your choice.

THE MACROS
361 26g 6g 4g S H U T T E R S T O C K
CALORIES PROTEIN CARBS FAT

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