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Roasted miso eggplant

Name: Roasted miso eggplant recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: /asian
Ingredients: 20.00 ml each hatcho (strong dark red) miso; 40.00 ml mirin seasoning; 20.00 ml rice wine vinegar; 1 1/2 tsp caster sugar; 2 x 400g eggplants; 20.00 ml vegetable oil; Steamed sushi rice (optional) and lemon cheeks, to serve; 125.00 ml mixed fresh herbs; 1 long green shallot, very thinly sliced diagonally; 1/2 tsp each toasted sesame seeds and black sesame seeds

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by Tracey Pattison

Delicious Team

Aug 05, 2025

This sticky and savoury Japanese-inspired eggplant is the roasted veg you never knew you needed.

1 tbs each hatcho (strong dark red) miso and shiro (white) miso
2 tbs mirin seasoning
1 tbs rice wine vinegar
1 1/2 tsp caster sugar
2 x 400g eggplants
1 tbs vegetable oil
Steamed sushi rice (optional) and lemon cheeks, to serve

Herb salad

1/2 cup mixed fresh herbs (we used mint, coriander and flat-leaf parsley)
1 long green shallot, very thinly sliced diagonally
1/2 tsp each toasted sesame seeds and black sesame seeds

Method

1.

Whisk misos, mirin, vinegar and sugar in a small bowl until smooth. Set aside.
2.

Trim eggplant and halve lengthways. Score flesh into 2cm-wide criss-cross diagonals (do not cut through skin), then transfer to air fryer basket (or see recipe notes), cut-side up, and rub with oil. Roast for 8 minutes. Brush scored surface with one-quarter of the miso mixture. Roast at 180°C for 15 minutes, brushing every 5 minutes with one-third of the remaining miso mixture, until eggplant is very tender and caramelised.
3.

For the herb salad, toss all ingredients in a medium bowl to combine. Sprinkle eggplant with herb salad and serve with rice, if using, and lemon cheeks.

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Recipe Notes

We used the Ninja FlexDrawer XXXL MegaZone Air Fryer for perfectly caramelised eggplant. Available at harveynorman.com.au

You can also roast the eggplant in a preheated 200°C/180°C fan-forced oven. It will take a little longer – 15 minutes to start with, then 40 minutes, brushing every 10 minutes with miso mixture.