Rissa's Chilled Grilled Eggplant

Ingredients

• 1 cup miso paste
• 1 cup soba sauce
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons hot red pepper flakes
• 2 medium eggplants, rimmed and sliced lengthwise into 1/3-inch-thick strips
• 1 tablespoon canola oil

Four servings

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine the miso, soba, brown sugar and pepper flakes. Add the eggplant slices and marinate for at least 30 minutes.
2. Oil a cookie sheet with 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil. Drain eggplant and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 30 minutes. Turn the slices and brush lightly with the remaining oil. Broil for 2 minutes on the first side, 1 minute on the second. Serve.

1 hour 15 minutes