Warm Cabbage and Eggplant Salad

It seems disingenuous to claim that this recipe is somehow the same as this recipe, except in the sense of "based on" like Lifetime TV Movies are "based on" true events. So let's use the term "inspired by".

Ingredients

• 1/2 head napa cabbage (bai cai)
• 1/2 eggplant
• 1/2 onion
  
• 1/2 of a 28 oz. tin diced tomatoes
• 1 1/2 tsp. paprika
• basil, oregano, chili powder
• 2/3 c. rice
• 1 1/3 c. water
• 2-3 clove garlic
• a drizzle of garlic oil
  
• 1/2 cube bouillon

Methodology

1. Put rice, water, one clove of garlic and bouillon in a pot over low and leave it to simmer.

2. Put a drizzle of garlic oil in the bottom of a pot, then add onion, eggplant, and cabbage. Stir until it begins to be tender. (Keep an eye on the rice). Add garlic and cook another few minutes, then pour in the tomatoes. Cover and simmer for several more minutes, then add spices, plus salt and pepper to taste.

3. When everything is done, mix rice in.

Notes

*I didn't know how this would come out well at all. It was delicious, low cal, and made enough to serve 4 or 5. Hurrah.

*0/7.