Creole Casserole

Ingredients

• eggplant (about 1 pound)

  peeled and diced
  1 unit
• salt

  divided
  1½ teaspoons
• water
  2 cups
• chopped celery
  ½ cup
• chopped onion
  ½ cup
• chopped green pepper
  ½ cup
• butter or margarine
  1 tablespoon
• cooked rice
  3 cups
• garlic powder
  ¼ teaspoon
• ground black pepper
  ¼ teaspoon
• ground red pepper
  ⅛ teaspoon
• raw peeled and deveined shrimp

  minced
  1 cup
• dry bread crumbs
  ½ cup
• chopped fresh parsley
  ¼ cup
• paprika
  ½ to 1 teaspoon