3 excellent ways with eggplant

Spicy Asian eggplant
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
A fiery jalapeno-hoisin sauce gives this eggplant dish its oompf (pictured above). Dining Director Garrett Lucas and Sous Chef Evelyn Lopez, with Morrison Healthcare, start with sautéed Chinese eggplant then hit it with the spicy sauce, plus grilled red peppers and onions and a dash of Sriracha.

Eggplant and mushroom stromboli
Eurest, several accounts
The Piccola Italia program features lots of hearty items, like this stromboli that’s packed with antioxidant power of eggplants and the meaty goodness of mushrooms. While stromboli traditionally comes with thinly sliced deli meats, you’d hardly notice they’re missing here.

Pinto bean and eggplant wrap
Friends Academy, Locust Valley, N.Y.
The Flik Independent School Dining team at Friends Academy adds garden-centric menu items throughout the year, and this eggplant wrap puts mashed pinto beans and diced, baked eggplant together in an unexpected way.