Easy Marinated Italian Grilled Eggplant (Melanzane Grigliate)

Italian Grilled Eggplant uses a simple “reverse marinating” technique for preparing the most flavorful and tender eggplant!

It’s a delicious side dish or appetizer and can be enjoyed so many ways.

Ingredients:

For The Marinade: Extra Virgin Olive Oil Lemon Juice Garlic Confit Garlic

Gather and prep all ingredients. Be sure to zest the lemon before squeezing it.

Then, make the marinade by combining the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, lemon zest, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes and herbs. until well-combined. Set the marinade aside.

Next, slice the eggplant into even slices about ¼”-⅓” thick.

Once the grill or grill pan is very hot, brush it with oil. Brush the grill and not the eggplant with oil. The eggplant should be grilled dry.

Then, grill the eggplant in batches. Grill until each side gets a little color and some grill marks, 1 to 3 minutes per side, but this will vary widely based on their thickness and the heat level of your grill or grill pan.

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