Grilled Eggplant with Miso Dressing （NHK きょうの料理）

Ingredients (Serves 2)

2 eggplants
1 tbsp sesame oil
black sesame (a little)

Miso dressing:

1 tbsp white miso
1 sesame paste
1 mirin
1/2 tssp lemon juice



Directions

1. Remove the stems from the eggplants and slice diagonally. Make a "grid" of shallow cuts into the skin on the pieces from each end of each eggplant.

2. Stir-fry the eggplant until browned in spots on both sides, then add the sesame oil and continue to gently stir-fry, then transfer to serving plates.

3. In a bowl, mix together Miso dressing, then drizzle it over the eggplant.

4. Top with black sesame and serve.