This is the traditional lebanese mesa

Eggplants are fried, stuffed with a mixture of meat & onions then baked in tomato sauce. Serve with rice.

The Lebanese moussaka: a traditional side dish made of eggplants and chickpeas in a cooked tomato sauce.

An upside down eggplant and rice casserole. A very tasty and great looking Palestinian dish.

Easy to prepare in advance and store!

I wanted to eat a healthy eggplant dish.Eggplants go well with oil, so they're delicious when deep-fried. But in order to be healthy, I cooked mine in a microwave. Recipe by suzu-ren

This Eggplant Fatteh is a healthier and lighter version of the classic middle eastern Fatteh. Eggplant Fatteh is basically a layered eggplant and yoghurt salad. Layers of crispy pita bread, eggplant and tomato sauce, ground beef, and yoghurt sauce, topped with pine nuts, parsley, and pomegranate seeds.For a healthier Fatteh , Instead of deep frying the eggplant cubes and the pita bread squares, I cooked the eggplants with the tomato sauce on the stove and toasted the bread in the oven.