Yum Makua Taaw Yang (Thai BBQ Eggplant Salad)

The co-op loved this unusual recipe. Very Thai, but with the same smoky flavour of the Indian dishes.
Modified From: Sherry Brydson's "Thai Sensations"
Serves 4
Karen Haigh

5 large cloves garlic
2 shallots (or small yellow onions), chopped in half
1 large eggplant (2-3 lb)
4 green chillies, minced
1/2 cup frozen salad shrimp (or 2 tablespoons dried shrimp, pounded into shreds)
3 tablespoons fructose
3 tablespoons nam pla (fish sauce)
3 tablespoons lime juice
Garnish: lettuce
Garnish: green onion
Garnish: cilantro
Roast the garlic, shallots and eggplant as in Bharta. (The garlic will cook very quickly; do not let it char all the way through.)

Let the eggplants stand until cool enough to handle; peel. Chop into large bite-size chunks. Chop garlic roughly; coarsely chop shallots. Toss garlic, shallots, eggplant, chillies, and shrimp. Set aside.

Combine fructose, nam pla and lime juice. Stir until fructose dissolves.

Just before serving, toss salad with sauce, to taste. Lay on bed of lettuce on a platter. Garnish with green onions and cilantro. Serve with remaining sauce on side.

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