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Roasted Eggplant Caprese

July 28, 2020 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

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This roasted eggplant caprese is a play on one of my favorite dishes from Giuseppe’s Ritrovo, one of the best Italian restaurants in Columbus.  Giuseppe’s has since taken it off the menu, but they used to have an eggplant caprese stack that I always ordered instead of a salad.

Since they took it off the menu I’ve been on a mission to recreate it.  The method I landed on is a little different that the original, but in the best way.  I spoon garlic oil on the eggplant when it’s almost done roasting.  The eggplant soaks up the flavorful oil resulting in my new favorite way to cook eggplant!

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Filed Under: Appetizer, Main, Side, Soup and Salad, Vegetarian Tagged With: basil, caprese, eggplant, mozzarella, roasted, salad, Tomato, vegetarian

Summer “chop chop”

July 23, 2020 by Gretchen Blazer Thompson

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My mom and I started making “chop chop” years ago.  The name came from the fact that there’s a fair amount of chopping.  We started making it to eat as a dip with tortilla chips, but always ended up eating it with a fork like a salad.  Either way you eat it, it’s delicious!

Chop chop is easy to make all year (just sub thawed frozen corn for fresh), but is even better using fresh summer corn and cherry tomatoes.  I started grilling the corn a few years ago and adds a wonderful depth to the salad.  You technically don’t have to grill it, but I definitely encourage you to!

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Filed Under: All Recipes, Appetizer, Side, Snack, Soup and Salad, Uncategorized, Vegetarian Tagged With: avocado, black beans, chop, chop chop, corn, dip, grilled, salad, tomatoes

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