1. Put garlic, onion, pepper and oil in a small covered casserole.
2. Cook in the microwave oven until tender (about 6 minutes). Add the fruits, dates, walnuts, wine, and seasonings. Mix well and cook, covered, 4 minutes more.
3. Stir in rice. Put in the microwave oven long enough to heat rice through.
4. Meanwhile, cut the eggplants in half and scoop out the centers, leaving a ¾ inch wall. Fill with the rice-fruit mixture.
5. Cook, covered, in the microwave oven until the eggplant is tender (about 10 to 15 minutes more).
6. If cooking a duck: stuff with rice-fruit mixture, tie legs together. and tie wings to body. Cook breast-side down 20 minutes.
7. Drain excess fat. Cook breast-side up another 20 minutes or until duck is tender.
