Grilled Eggplant and Goat Cheese Salad

Directions

1. 1
   Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill.
2. 2
   Drizzle the olive oil over the slices of eggplant and toss to coat.
3. 3
   Grill the eggplants until tender and grill marks appear, about 3 to 4 minutes per side.
4. 4
   Place the eggplants side-by-side on a serving platter.
5. 5
   Sprinkle with the pine nuts, goat cheese, basil, and mint.
6. 6
   Drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, and pepper.
7. 7
   Cook's note: Plating the eggplant salad this way allowed the cheese to stay bright white.
8. 8
   The salt and pepper showed up on it.
9. 9
   The herbs remained green and fluffy.
10. 10
    The grill marks on the eggplant were distinct.