Balkan-style moussaka (Rick Loomis / Los Angeles Times)
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Grilled eggplant with anchovies, garlic and rosemary (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Roast eggplant with walnuts (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Grilled eggplant dip with tahini, yogurt and roasted chiles
Recipe: Kuzina’s butterflied roasted eggplant salad
Zucchini-eggplant-pepper polpettine (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Zucchini-eggplant-pepper timbales (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)
Eggplant bruschetta (Bryan Chan / Los Angeles Times)
