Turkish eggplant stew is a late summer/early fall classic featuring the season’s ripe, juicy tomatoes.
It starts with oven-roasting the eggplants, which deepens their flavor.
This eggplant tomato recipe is delicious served on its own or over hot cooked grains.
While researching an article on Sephardic-style Jewish holiday fare, I gleaned many delicious ideas, including this eggplant stew from a friend who grew up in Turkey.
It’s a fantastic side dish, especially when tomatoes are at their best.
What to serve with Turkish Eggplant stew
Great with all kinds of carbs: As mentioned earlier, this dish is good on its own as a side dish for most any kind of meal — pilafs, pastas, potato dishes, and more.
If you’d like to serve it over a grain, it’s great with rice, quinoa, couscous, barley, or farro.
A tasty appetizer, too: Serve with fresh bread or crostini as an appetizer, or scoop up with pita wedges.
If you like this recipe, you might like to try another naturally vegan Turkish classic using eggplant and tomatoes, Imam Bayildi.