Your recipe for the day: Grilled eggplant with walnut-cilantro pesto

So you picked up some eggplants at the market this weekend, and you've got some leftover cilantro in the fridge. Then you're halfway there to grilled eggplant with walnut-cilantro pesto, your recipe for the day from the L.A. Times Test Kitchen.

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