Baked Eggplant Fries are delicious and healthy upscaled French fries that will wow your family and impress your guests!
This week's #SundaySupper theme is Fancy Appetizers, but after that munch-fest of a football game last week, I wanted to make sure I came up with something decently healthy.
I really love eggplant, but I don't serve it nearly as often as I should. I do the same with spaghetti squash.
These are both wonderful vegetables that should have a prominent and regular place in our meal rotations! I need to get on the schtick with that.
This recipe can be served as an appetizer, or you can use it as a side dish for a family meal. The fries themselves are pretty tasty, but I really love them with the Basil Dipping Sauce!
It has a bit of kick to it, but you can customize to your taste by adjusting the amount of ground chipotle.
The Basil Dipping Sauce is made with mayonnaise, so you do have to be careful about how much you use if you are trying to watch your calories.
The good news is that there is so much flavor in the sauce, you can definitely use light or fat-free mayo if you want and no one will be the wiser.
Either way, though, don't go overboard with the sauce to keep the fries on the healthy side!
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Baked Eggplant Fries with Basil Dipping Sauce
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Baked Eggplant Fries with Basil Dipping Sauce
Ingredients
For the eggplant fries:
- 2 medium eggplants
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 teaspoon dried basil flakes
For the dipping sauce:
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise (can use light mayo if desired)
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Slice eggplants into rounds about 3/4 inch thick, and then slice the rounds into wedges about 1 inch wide.
- Place the eggplant wedges into a large bowl, then drizzle the olive oil and toss until well distributed.
- Add the garlic salt, pepper, cornstarch, and dried basil flakes and toss again.
- Place the fries on a wire rack on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes.
- While the fries are baking, make the dipping sauce by combining the mayonnaise, basil, garlic, lemon juice, ground chipotle, and salt in a small bowl. Chill the sauce until the fries are done.
- For crisper fries, place under the broiler for 3-4 minutes after baking (watch that they don't burn!)
- Serve immediately.
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Theresa
I bet these are really good. Pinned & sharing. Thanks for sharing at the Inspiration Spotlight party @DearCreatives See you again soon.
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Looks just as delicious as the first time I saw this!! Thanks for sharing at the What's for Dinner Party!
Erlene
Omgosh, I love egg plant too and I don't know why I never thought to serve it up as fries. Thanks for sharing your recipe on Merry Monday. Pinned it.
Cathy
I love eggplant and this looks like a delicious way to serve it!
Jhuls @ The Not So Creative Cook
I love this healthy dish! Thanks for sharing! x
Shawna Lee
How do you get the eggplant to be crispy? Mine turned out good but on the soft side.
Kristin King
You may need to make them a little thinner, and/or make your oven a little hotter. Hopefully you used the cornstarch, because that helps as well. Thanks for stopping by!
Miz Helen
Your Eggplant Fries are such a great idea and they look delicious! We always love your recipes at Full Plate Thursday, thanks so much for sharing them with us!
Miz Helen
Margy
I bookmarked this recipe, two of my fav ingredients combined (eggplants and basil)" Thanks for being at FF this week!
Angie ~ ambient wares
Sounds amazing. I love eggplant, hubs not so much but, more for me! Thanks for sharing with us at Funtastic Friday! Pinning