I promised my readers more purple and here it is.
An edible purple fruit, eggplant. Call it a vegetable if you must.
I got three small plants from the same source in June.
All three have been producing fruit for months.
This is the biggest plant. It is sprawled out like a large shrub.
I have had to prop up its limbs to keep the fruit off the ground.
With all this eggplant, I have had to get creative with recipes.
Eggplant Parmesan, eggplant lasagna, eggplant sauce on spaghetti-squash, eggplant casserole, ratatouille…
Still the eggplants keep coming…and it’s October.
I wonder how eggplant would taste with pumpkin spice?
If you want some, let me know. I will share with plenty to spare.
Purple food. What a wonderful world!
FLOW
floweralley 
You have had much better luck with growing eggplant than I did with mine. I got a mere 4 small eggplants this season.
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I thought of you while writing this post. I said to myself, Surreyfarms would show the eggplant dishes on lovely plates. Probably purple. Ha.
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Ces aubergines sont magnifiques et cela fera un bon plat.
Amitiés
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Yes, they will. I wish I could send some to you.
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You certainly got your money’s worth from those 3 plants.
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These eggplants did the best of any plants in our gardens. I have had to start hiding them in recipes. Too much of a good thing…
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Sounds like a wonderful problem to have! Well done.
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They look fantastic! Did you try making Baba ganouj yet? So yummy!
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I will look that one up. As you see, there are plenty more to be picked.
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Beautiful Aubergines. Roast them with tomatoes,peppers, onion, garlic and herbs for pizza sauce.
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Those eggplants are photogenic! Gorgeous creatures!
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I love (what we call) aubergines. My favourite is ‘Melanzane parmigiana’ where the aubergine goes all silky and unctuous…mmm.
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Don’t forget componata and eggplant shakeshuka. We’ve just finished our eggplant season, so yes to all of the above!
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Wow, what a harvest. I have never grown these Aubergines /Egg plants as yet, but my daughter has had some success.. These look very healthy and yummy… 🙂
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