Warm Eggplant (Aubergine) Salad

Submitted by Jewelies

"Tasty warm eggplant salad, great served with yogurt and my "Fennel and Sea Salt Pita Bread Crisps"."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 large eggplants
• 20 ml olive oil, plus
• extra olive oil, to brush
• sea salt
• 3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, crushed
• 9.85 ml ground paprika
• 2.46 ml ground cumin
• 1 small red chile, seeds removed, finely chopped
• 14.79 ml brown sugar
• 4.92 ml salt
• 20 ml lemon juice
• 20 ml red wine vinegar
• pepper
• 44.37 ml fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped
• 44.37 ml fresh coriander, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 200C (400F).
2. Peel strips off the eggplant skin with a vegetable peeler, slice eggplant into 1cm (just under 1/2 inch) thick slices.
3. Brush both sides with the extra olive oil, then place in a baking dish and sprinkle with sea salt.
4. Cook for 30 minutes.
5. Remove from oven, if eggplant is a little dry, sprinkle with water, cool for 5 minutes, then cut into 1 cm cubes and set aside.
6. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add tomatoes, garlic, spices, chilli, sugar and salt.
7. Simmer for 10 minutes, remove from heat and add juice, vinegar and black pepper.
8. Add to the reserved eggplant, stir through herbs.
9. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Reviews

[Arichka]

Mmmm,delicious. I doubled the garlic though. We had it on the piece of grilled sourdough bread. Next time I will try to add some sauteed onions and reduce the amount of vinegar or lemon juice( it was a bit too acidic).

 

[Kate4975]

This was a hit at a Moroccan-themed party I attended. I didn't know until after I made the dish that the party was catered so I brought it anyway (thought we could never eat it all but, in hindsight, we probably could have!). The guests kept asking the caterer about it and she rather sheepishly admitted she didn't make it.

 

[kelly in TO]

This is a wonderful warm and delicious salad. I used fresh herbs and lemon. Next time I'll try it with the yogurt and pita bread, I think the pairing would be really nice. Thanks.

 

[TomatoGal]

This was delicious. I blackened and peeled (roasted) the peppers. I also scalded and peeled the tomatoes but did not cook them. Threw in a few toasted pine nuts for good measure. It was a hit! Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[technokitten]

worked really well. I added roasted peppers with it too which added sweetness. Enjoyed with nan bread. Delicious!