One of the quickest ways to cook eggplant is to sauté it.

Key Takeaways Cook with the freshest eggplants that are firm and medium-sized with glossy, blemish-free skin. Salting an eggplant gets rid of bitter juices and helps make the flesh firmer for ...

First, simply dice or slice the eggplant however you choose, then drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper before transferring to the oven, which Stilo said is best at a higher ...

The eggplant should be firm to the touch with just a bit of give. Also, this is the literal perfect season for eggplant, so if you're reading this and now suddenly craving it — go get some!

Eggplant timbale for Evan Kleiman’s Cucina Italiana column, photographed in 2018.

For a long time, eggplant was my white whale of summer produce. It was always delicious when I had it in restaurants, but I struggled to get the texture just right when cooking it at home. I ...

Cook until the eggplant is completely soft and has visibly surrendered, about 1 hour. Transfer to a work surface and let cool for at least 15 minutes; the emerging steam can burn.

We're talking summer squash (zucchini! so much zucchini!), eggplant and melons. Below, find some of our best advice that will help these stars truly shine.

This bulbous berry—yep, it’s a BERRY—can be challenging. But once you know how to cook eggplant properly, we promise you’ll fall in love.