PASTA SAUCE: Sweet and Sour Eggplant Sauce - 7 pts

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Sweet and Sour Eggplant Sauce - 7 pts

 

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Serving Size : 10 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Low Fat (less than 15%) Quick

Spicy Veggie

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Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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3 tablespoons sesame seeds

2 tablespoons roasted sesame oil

1 medium onion -- chopped

3 medium garlic cloves -- minced

1/2 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes

2 medium eggplants -- (about 2 pounds), chopped

2 medium yellow bell peppers -- chopped

1/2 cup tomato puree

1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger

3 tablespoons soy sauce

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

3 tablespoons honey

1 tablespoon arrowroot powder -- or cornstarch, if allergic

1/2 cup fresh cilantro -- minced

1 1/2 pounds dried pasta -- buckwheat soba or linguine

 

Toast the sesame seeds and set aside. Heat the oil and 2 tablespoons of water in

a high-walled skillet and saute the onion, garlic, and red pepper flakes a few

moments. Stir in the eggplant and bell peppers. Saute over low heat about 20

minutes, stirring frequently. The vegetables should become limp but not

extremely soft. Meanwhile, bring several quarts of water to a boil. Whisk

together 1 1/2 cups water, the tomato puree, ginger, and soy sauce. Add to the

skillet and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

 

Cook pasta until al dente and drain well. (If using buckwheat soba, cook a bit

past the al dente stage - until fairly soft, but not mushy.)

 

Whisk the vinegar, honey, arrowroot powder together in a small bowl.

 

Add the vinegar mixture to the vegetables, turn off the heat, and stir and turn

a few moments until the sauce thickens.

 

Make a bed of the pasta on a platter or in a shallow bowl, arrange eggplant

sauce on top, and sprinkle with cilantro and sesame seeds. Serve very hot.

 

 

Makes 10 main course servings

 

Per serving: Cals 351 (13% fat); Total Fat 5g; Carbs 66g; Fiber 4g; Prot 11g;

Chol 0mg; Sodium 368.

 

" This slightly spicy sauce is one of our favorite ways to eat eggplant,

especially served on buckwheat soba, which has a unique earthy flavor. Try it as

a main course for a large group of friends. "

 

Description:

" 7 pts "

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 336 Calories; 5g Fat (11.9% calories from

fat); 12g Protein; 68g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 903mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 3 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 1 Fat; 1/2

Other Carbohydrates.

 

 

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1384