What Do I do with these small egg like veggie.

  • I was at the farmers market picking up some fresh veggies. I picked up what I thought was a craft egg. It turns out it's a veggie. I can't recall the name it's small white and spaced like an egg with a green top. I think she said it was an eggplant. How is it cooked she said in stir fry. I do love stir fry but am looking to see if you guys know what it is and ways to cook it.

    I also picked up some black tomatos. Never seen or heard of them before. Can't wait to mix these up in a salad. Red carrots and a couple other tomatos that were oddly shaped and named. I also picked up some real yummy honey.

    Oh yea I picked up some beets and I'm not sure what to do with those. I got the big kind that has red and white rings inside.
    Thanks in advance everyone!
  • I dunno, but it could indeed be some kind of eggplant? I know when we hear "eggplant" we default to thinking "those honkin' great purple things", but I see some kinds of eggplants at farmers' markets that are small and kind of streaky green and white and look maybe like a heritage breed of tomato. Just a wild-@$$ guess
  • They're definitely a variety of eggplant. I cut them in half or quarters, toss in a ziploc bag or tupperware container with about 1 tbs canola or olive oil, and then add tbs of ranch dressing powder or some pepper, garlic powder, and seasining salt. I pour them out into a glass or metal baking dish or baking sheet and bake in the oven at 425 for about 40 minutes (until they're soft inside, and carmelized - just a little brown around the edges).

    I've also sliced them thin and sauteed them with onions in a little bit of oil or butter and seasoned with soy sauce and garlic powder (with or without thin slices of beef).
  • Thanks ANOther and kaplods for the feedback. The recipes sound wonderful I can't wait to give them a try and hopefully find another veggie to my list!
    Thanks again