YUM MAKEUA YAO (roasted eggplant
salad) 
- serves 6/font>
Dressing:
50 mL (1/4 cup) chopped shallots
50 mL (1/4 cup) fresh lime juice
30 mL (2 Tbs) soya sauce
15 mL (1 Tbs) palm sugar (substitute brown sugar)
5 mL (1 tsp) chopped Thai chilies
Mix together in mortar, bruising chilies and shallots, set aside.
Salad:
6 long purple eggplant (Chinese or Japanese)
4 hard boiled eggs, 1/4 wedges
4 green onions, chopped coarsely
125 mL (1/2 cup) cilantro, chopped coarsely
125 mL (1/2 cup) crisp fried slivered shallots
--- Roast the whole eggplants under the broiler
or on a BBQ till the skins are charred and a little soft, turning once. Place in
a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and allow to cool till warm, then peel and
discard the charred skin. Carefully slice the flesh into 3 cm sections.
--- Arrange the eggplant sections in a bunch on a
platter, cover with green onion, egg wedges, cilantro and the dressing. Scatter
fried shallots over the top before serving
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