eggplant meatballs!!

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ingredients:

2 medium chinese eggplants

salt

olive oil

2 cloves garlic minced

1 tablespoon ginger minced

1 teaspoon salt

2 eggs beaten (can be omitted and replaced with oil)

1 cup ground flax seeds

preparation:

preheat the oven to 400 degrees

slice the eggplant and sprinkle it with salt

in the meantime chop garlic and ginger

beat the eggs then add the garlic and ginger and salt 

rinse the eggplant slices and pat dry

heat the oil, add 1/4 cup water, and sautee the eggplant until it is tender.

remove from heat and cut into 1/4 inch cubes

add this to the bowl along with the flax seeds.

mix well.

form golf size balls of the mixture and place them on a well oiled pan.

bake for 40 minutes, turning the balls at 20 minutes... until they are golden brown.

Serve and enjoy!!