Eggplant, garlic, mushrooms, peas, and onions are the primary ingredients of this easy side dish. Combine them with olive oil and herbs for a wonderful saute and serve with any type of meat or just like that with a fried egg on the top.


Sautéed Eggplant with Garlic & Fried Egg.
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant or 2 medium (about 1½ pounds), firm and shiny, ends trimmed, cut into ¾-inch chunks 1 cm. onion, chopped
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup peas
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- pepper to taste
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 tablespoons parsley, minced
- 2 medium cloves garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press
- 1 fried egg
Instructions
1
Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat, and saute the eggplants with onions and mushrooms for about 10 minutes, stirring often until vegetables are browned and soft.
2
Add peas and simmer for 5- 10 more minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper to the pan and stir. Let it simmer with the eggplants for about a minute or two.
3
To serve, top with parsley and a fried egg.

10 Comments
Dzoli
September 19, 2011 at 6:05 amHow this gooi egg loves what's underneath and I love them all.Greta recepie an amazing strawberry water;)
Alpana
September 19, 2011 at 4:25 pmAnother beautiful creation……..awesome.
Grubarazzi
September 20, 2011 at 5:31 pmYour egg is the cutest little creation. How does one make an egg look cute? lol. You have a magic touch 🙂
Joanne
September 20, 2011 at 6:29 pmAh! Great minds! I put my egg over a big, delicious portabella.
Looks so good. 🙂
Peggy
September 21, 2011 at 9:53 amYour bowl is way too cute! And this dish is absolutely gorgeous – I can't resist anything with an egg on top =)
Jill Colonna
September 21, 2011 at 2:08 pmWhat a wonderful blog and gorgeous photos. I think that is the most amazing looking fried egg I've ever seen. Beautiful dish.
Anonymous
September 23, 2011 at 4:15 amStunning dish…and an egg on top makes it so decadent! As always – your pictures are incredible!
Vada
March 19, 2012 at 1:45 pmSo happy that I found my way back to your blog. I bookmarked it a couple weeks ago because I wanted to try this recipe out then suddenly couldn't find it in my bookmarks tab!
This dish has changed my life…if I were asked what I'd like to have for my last supper on earth, this would be it. Thank you for sharing the recipe!
Note: I had it with medium-boiled eggs instead of fried! Just as scrumptious!
Yelena
March 19, 2012 at 10:08 pmDear Vada, thank you so much for your kind words, I am so glad that you like this recipe. I am happy and welcome back to my blog-))
Anonymous
April 11, 2012 at 12:15 amI stumbled on this recipe tonight and glad I did! I used gram marsala instead of cumin it was yummy! Thanks for the inspiration