Ensaladang Talong: A Flavorful Filipino Eggplant Salad Recipe
Looking for a simple, fresh, and delicious Filipino side dish? Try Ensaladang Talong—a vibrant eggplant salad that’s easy to make yet packed with bold flavors! 🌶️🍆
Why You’ll Love This Dish:
✔️ Quick & Easy – Just roast, chop, and mix! No complicated steps.
✔️ Bursting with Flavor – Tangy vinegar, spicy ginger, fresh tomatoes, and onions create a perfect balance of taste.
✔️ Versatile Side Dish – Pairs perfectly with grilled meats, fried fish, or even as a standalone veggie meal!
✔️ Extra Umami Boost – Top it with bagoong alamang (shrimp paste) for an irresistible savory kick!
Best Way to Enjoy It:
🍚 Serve with warm rice and your favorite Filipino ulam for a complete, satisfying meal!
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Happy cooking and enjoy your meal! ❤️
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Ensaladang Talong
Description
Ensaladang Talong is a Filipino eggplant salad. This dish is straightforward and very easy to make. It is composed of roasted eggplant with ginger, onion, tomatoes, certain spices and vinegar to bring out the taste. This is served as a side dish and goes well with grilled and fried dishes. The best Filipino eggplant salad with bagoong alamang toppings that help provide additional flavors to turn the dish into a very satisfying taste. This is one of my favorite Filipino quick and easy vegetarian side dishes, and many Filipinos, including myself, enjoy eating it. It is best to serve it with warm rice and any Filipino dishes.
Ingredients
Instructions
Cook the eggplant directly on the stove top or grill it. Allow it to cook on both sides until dark brown and wrinkled, then take it away from the flame. Wait for it to cool down.
Peel off the skin of the eggplant. Use a fork to mash it into smaller pieces and remove the stem. Then transfer it into the plate bowl.
Chop the ginger, onion, tomatoes, and long green chili. Then add it to the mashed eggplant.
Season with salt and ground black pepper to taste. Add sugar to taste, but leave this (optional). Then pour in the white vinegar and toss to mix the ingredients.
Note: Add a chopped red chili if you want the dish spicy.Optionally garnish it with ginisang bagoong alamang.
Serve it with warm rice and any Filipino dish you like.
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Nutrition Facts
Servings 3
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 157kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 5.6g9%
- Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
- Sodium 400mg17%
- Potassium 924mg27%
- Total Carbohydrate 26.3g9%
- Dietary Fiber 12.6g51%
- Sugars 12.5g
- Protein 4.1g9%
- Calcium 4 mg
- Iron 8 mg
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.