Spicy Summer Eggplant Salad

Name: Spicy Summer Eggplant Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 1 head lettuce (Boston - rinsed, dried and chopped); 4 small eggplants (Chinese); 1/3 cup soy sauce (low-sodium); 1/3 cup mirin (Japanese); 1/4 cup rice vinegar (unseasoned and unsweetened); 2 1/2 tablespoons white sugar; 3 tablespoons scallions (minced); 2 medium chillies (seeds removed, finely chopped); 1 teaspoon ginger (minced); 1 teaspoon garlic (minced); 2 tablespoons olive oil (for frying); 2 tablespoons scallions (shredded for garnish)