Eggplant Salad
Ingredients
1 pound eggplants
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon cayenne or chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tomato, cut into wedges
oil
{salt}, to taste
{pepper}, to taste
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 teaspoon cayenne or chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1 tomato, cut into wedges
oil
{salt}, to taste
{pepper}, to taste
Directions
Heat oven to 200 degrees.
Put the eggplants, whole, onto a baking tray and prick the skins. Bake for 20 minutes or until very soft. Set aside to cool and then remove the skin.
Next place the flesh in a bowl. Chop and then mash with a fork. Add the garlic, cayenne or chili powder, cumin, half the paprika, and salt and pepper. Add the lemon juice and mix well.
Now heat some oil in a heavy pan and cook the mashed eggplant mix, stirring all the time until it has browned and the mixture is dry.
Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with remaining paprika, the parsley and a few drops of oil. Decorate with the tomato wedges.
Put the eggplants, whole, onto a baking tray and prick the skins. Bake for 20 minutes or until very soft. Set aside to cool and then remove the skin.
Next place the flesh in a bowl. Chop and then mash with a fork. Add the garlic, cayenne or chili powder, cumin, half the paprika, and salt and pepper. Add the lemon juice and mix well.
Now heat some oil in a heavy pan and cook the mashed eggplant mix, stirring all the time until it has browned and the mixture is dry.
Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with remaining paprika, the parsley and a few drops of oil. Decorate with the tomato wedges.
Ease of Preparation: Easy
Preparation Time: 10-15 min
Cook Time: 20-30 min
Servings: 4
Recipe By: Troth Wells
From: The Spices of Life
Used with permission of Interlink Publishing Group