This quick and easy salad is something I rustled up the other day for a vegetarian friend. Normally I would add a spoonful of pounded dried shrimps and season with fish sauce. Still the vegetarian version worked well.

description It has to be one of my favourite vegetable. Roasted or chargrilled then made into a spicy salad or slow-cooked with pounded dried shrimp and onions. There are several varieties, the green eggplants are small and round in shape and are eaten raw with baked shrimp paste dip. substitutes None availability Supermarkets, Asian stores [...]

This salad is wonderfully intense, not only from the aromatic crispy garlic and fresh coriander, but also because the roasted eggplants give it a distinctive smoky flavour.