Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

I was very disappointed in this recipe and I'm SOOOOO glad I didn't use the original proportions of ingredients, but only wasted one of each of the vegetables. The mixture come out to be a very strange and unappealing flavor and I think it needs A LOT more work to turn in into a decent appetizer.

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Iryna S.

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Reviewed: Sep. 22, 2009

Liked, not loved it. Served with crackers but didn't receive any positive comments. If I'm going through all those steps for an appetizer I prefer 5 stars! My DH thought it was a salsa, I like the red wine vinegar taste. If you're not sure, make a small batch first.

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sunnycook

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Living In: Racine, Wisconsin, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2009

Everywhere I bring this it receives rave reviews!!!! My sister lives in Long Island and she loved it! I am from Glens Falls NY and would love to meet Natalia!

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Reviewed: Sep. 12, 2009

I've made this several times and love it. Very easy for a quick meal with flavored rice (e.g. Mexican Rice III antoher great recipe) . I even use the leftovers on top of my salad instead of a dressing. Very healthy.

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Patty

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2009

Wow. Really good! I am from the former USSR, and while in the area I lived we make this dish differently, I tried this recipe, and it was so much less work than my usual recipe, and the flavor was so different, even though the ingredients are very similar. I recommend everyone to try it! Really good!!!

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Jezebelina

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

Delicious!! My 16 month old loves this too. Can't wait for my husband to try it. Thanks for sharing.

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Bree Folk

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2009

Truly delicious! Husband was very skeptical at first, but he was easily won over. Had for dinner atop of broiled polenta slices. Will also try on toasted baguette slices with fresh moz.

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Katrina

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

This was absolutely delicious, and so easy (although chopping all the veggies took some time). I used balsamic vinegar as I didn't have any red wine vinegar, but I think the color would be more attractive with red wine vinegar. I ate it with baguette slices toasted in the oven until crunchy. It tasted even better the next day. I think this would be a great choice to take for a potluck.

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MAPLESUGAR

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Home Town: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 28, 2009

I thought this was okay. The hubs and his friends loved it. No survivors.

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Reviewed: Jun. 14, 2009

switching the bell peppers for carrots is great, too.

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

This is an excellent recipe.I am South American , from Uruguay and we also make it , we call it "escabeche''. You can serve it over baked slices of baguette, as an appetizer. To store it , just put it in a glass jar with a tight lid and it lasts a long time in the fridge. We also do use the same recipe but instead of eggplants you can use chicken .

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Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

I LOVED THIS STUFF!! I served it with polenta, first time mushy in a bowl, but the bulk of the polenta I had poured onto a cookie tray & refrigerated, so I took slices, fried them, warmed up the eggplant mixture and spooned it over it. Yummy both ways! The buttery warm polenta enhances the flavor of the eggplant mixture! That and a salad makes a great dinner. I just had one eggplant at the time, so I used 1 tomato, 1 pepper (red cuz I don't like green peppers), about 1/2 an onion, about 1/2 the sugar & salt, but I didn't reduce the liquids by much. I will be making this often! I have eggplants in my garden but I've never been a big fan. I am so happy to have found a way to cook them that I love so much!

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Reviewed: Nov. 8, 2007

Krasnoyarsk is a Sister City with my hometown Oneonta, NY, so I had to try this out. Natalia has shared a good one! I found I liked it best shaking a little creole seasoning or a drop of Tabasco as a topping to my cracker and eggplant. I'm sure that is not a Russian tradition, but it sure tastes good! ???????!

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