You could make a vegetarian version with maybe some sauteed onions, peppers, mushrooms, spinach, zucchini, eggplant.

你可以用炒过的洋葱、辣椒、蘑菇、菠菜、西葫芦、茄子做一个素食版本。

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Brush the eggplant with oil, add salt and pepper, and bake till soft. Meanwhile, heat the remaining oil in a heavy pan.

给茄子刷好油，加盐和胡椒粉，烤到软。同时，加热厚底锅中剩余的油。

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Eggplant is a kind of vegetable.

茄子是一种蔬菜。

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