Eggplant for Winter

Eggplant is one of the few vegetables out there that is hard to preserve for winter by just about any means. It doesn't store long, and it's not very good canned or frozen by itself. About the only thing you can do (other than gorge on it while it's in season!) is to cook it up in stews or other dishes that can be frozen, like ratatouille. It's not bad frozen that way, well-cooked, well-seasoned, and well mixed with other vegetables. We have a minor eggplant explosion in the garden right now (they have been loving this hot weather!), so I'll be doing some of this in the next few days. In addition to ratatouille, this Mediterranean Eggplant and Tomato Stew is a good option. You could also make a simple eggplant and tomato pasta sauce to freeze.