From Family Circle

These eggplant and cheese stacks with its fresh tomato and basil sauce showcase summer's finest vegetables. With its generous portion of ricotta and cheddar filling, this can be a satisfying main dish.

Layered Eggplant

From Betty Crocker

Bring a classic Italian restaurant dish into your home kitchen with this 15-minute recipe.

Eggplant Parmesan

From Food & Wine

Jerry Traunfeld created this gorgeous gratin to highlight ripe, juicy tomatoes and other late-summer vegetables, which moisten the crispy bread crust as they bake. "Don't be afraid to lift a corner with a spatula and check to see whether the bread is toasted," he says. "When it's browned, it's done."

Crisp Tomato, Zucchini, and Eggplant Bread Gratin

From Better Homes and Gardens

For a mild cheese flavor, sprinkle feta cheese over the spaghetti sauce. For a more robust flavor, use blue cheese.

Crispy Eggplant with Spicy Tomato-Feta Cheese Sauce

From Family Circle

A quick stint on the grill gives eggplant slices a pleasing hint of smoke. Serve with a tartly dressed green salad.

Eggplant Rollatini

From Food & Wine

This eggplant Parmesan is all it should be: delicate slices of fried eggplant nestled in a bright, tangy tomato sauce, layered with gooey fresh mozzarella. The best part is the exceptionally crisp topping, made with dry bread crumbs.

Eggplant Parmesan with Crisp Bread Crumb Topping

From Food & Wine

When your garden's too prolific, have friends over for a swap: your excess produce for theirs. But save some vegetables to make the irresistible casserole here.

Layered Eggplant, Zucchini, and Tomato Casserole

From Better Homes and Gardens

For this low-calorie, low-fat version of the decadent meatless classic, the eggplant is baked, not fried.

Eggplant Parmesan

From Better Homes and Gardens

Roasting the eggplant whole will keep it from getting too dry and enhance its sweet flavor for this delicious appetizer recipe. If company is coming, make it ahead and chill until you are ready to serve.

Eggplant Relish

From Campbell's

Eggplant Tomato Gratin

From Campbell's

Don't be surprised when your guests request this recipe. Its an easy to make appetizer that combines eggplant, red pepper and garlic to make a mouthwatering spread to serve with crackers or other dippers.

Caponata Appetizer

From The Food Channel

Eggplant sizzles up great on the grill. Combine it with fresh red onion, and you've got a terrific grilled veggie combo.

Grilled Eggplant with Red Onion

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This dish looks especially nice served on a platter, with the feta and herbs scattered over grilled eggplant

Grilled Eggplant with Garlic-Cumin Vinaigrette, Feta & Herbs

From Campbell's

Eggplant is the star of this vegetable stew that uses canned tomatoes, cream of chicken soup and chicken stock to ensure that it goes from pantry to table in just 30 minutes.

Creamy Provencal Vegetable Stew

From Food & Wine

Here, smoky grilled eggplant slices are rolled around milky, fresh ricotta cheese; the bundles are neatly tied with a chive.

Grilled Eggplant Involtini

From Better Homes and Gardens

Eggplants, related to tomatoes and potatoes, are a fruit that's often used as a vegetable. They are available nearly year-round in supermarkets. Or find them at farmer's market.

North African Eggplant

From Fine Cooking Magazine

This topping is also delicious on grilled meat or fish.

Grilled Eggplant with Toasted-Breadcrumb Salsa Verde

From Better Homes and Gardens

This little dish of tart and salty pickles (tsukemono: pronounced soo-keh-MOH-noh in Japanese) is served with most Japanese meals, and almost always along with rice.

Japanese-Style Pickled Vegetables

From Better Homes and Gardens

This grilled sandwich exemplifies the casual cooking style of Apulia, a region of Italy. The cuisine also is known for its use of roasted mild peppers, crisp greens, and other fresh ingredients.

Steak Sandwich, Apulian-Style

From Better Homes and Gardens

Orange zest is added to provide a light, citrus flavor to the succulent seasoned grilled meat in this lamb and eggplant recipe.

Lamb with Eggplant Relish

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Pepperidge Farm® Puff Pastry Sheets make a tender crust for this savory tart filled with layers of pesto, roasted Mediterranean vegetables, crumbled goat cheese and strips of roasted red peppers.

Roasted Pesto Vegetable Tart

From Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry

Are you looking for a tasty vegetarian recipe? This meatless main dish has a savory selection of vegetables together with mozzarella cheese, all wrapped up in a flaky puff pastry sheet.

Vegetable Cheese Strudel

From Better Homes and Gardens

The rosemary-rubbed pork roast is simply delicious on its own. The seasoned eggplant, cannellini beans, and squash make it a meal your family with love.

Pork Roast, Eggplant, and White Beans

From Food & Wine

Eggplant is a good source of vitamins A and C and is low in calories. It's one of the vegetables Clark Frasier likes to serve during colder months, in hearty dishes such as this soup. "As chefs, we tend to think first of root vegetables, but eggplants are also robust in winter."

Roasted Eggplant and Lentil Soup

From Food & Wine

As a nod to the grape harvest, chef Ben Towill of Silkstone and The Fat Radish restaurant in New York City adds golden raisins to this tangy caponata. It's delicious on toast or with pecorino cheese.

Eggplant Caponata with Golden Raisins