Grilled Eggplant in Honey Soy Glaze

Ingredients:
for Honey Soy Glaze:
1/4c honey
1/4c vegetable oil
1/4c fresh lemon juice
1/4c soy sauce
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

for eggplant:
4 Japanese eggplant, or 1 globe eggplant
2 tsp sesame seeds

Heat up BBQ.
Whisk together glaze ingredients.

For japanese eggplant, cut eggplant in half, leaving stem on. Then cut lengthwise, like a fan, leaving connected up at stem. For globe eggplant slice into 1/2" thick rounds.

Pour half of glaze over eggplants in medium bowl and let them marinate for 10 min. Remove the eggplants from the marinade. Allopw any excess marinade to drip off. Grill the eggplants, turning as necessary, until tender, 4-6min.

Serve with additional glaze drizzled over eggplant and garnish with sesame seeds.


(Tom Douglas' Seattle Kitchen Cookbook)