Almodrote De Berengena (Turkish Eggplant Flan)

Submitted by delicious33

"delicious recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 4 lbs eggplants
• 8 ounces feta cheese
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons matzo meal
• 1 cup gruyere cheese, grated
• 5 tablespoons sunflower oil, plus more
• sunflower oil, for baking

directions

1. * 1. Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Prick the eggplants repeatedly with a fork. Place on a baking sheet and bake, turning to prevent burning, for 45 minutes. Cool. Peel or scoop out the flesh into a colander. Drain and press out the juices, then chop the flesh with a knife and mash it with a fork.
2. * 2. Lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mash the feta cheese. Add the eggs, matzoh meal, 5 tablespoons of the Gruyere and 4 tablespoons of the oil. Beat well.
3. * 3. Add the eggplant and mix. Pour the mixture into an oiled baking dish, drizzle 1 tablespoon of the oil over the mixture, sprinkle with the remaining cheese, and bake for 1 hour, until lightly colored.