5- Eggplant

- There's no end to the ingenious uses you’ll find for eggplant. The glossy purple vegetable, also known as an eggplant, is often overlooked thanks to an excess of mass-produced moussakas and eggplant Parmigianas. Instead, try it in baba ganoush, a Middle Eastern dip of flame-grilled eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon juice and garlic.