Grilled Eggplants

24m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise.
  2. 2Score the flesh of the eggplant halves in a crosshatch pattern.
  3. 3Pour olive oil into a bowl.
  4. 4Brush the olive oil over the scored side of the eggplant halves.
  5. 5Place the eggplant halves scored side down on a hot grill pan.
  6. 6Grill the eggplants until grill marks appear, then flip them.
  7. 7Transfer the grilled eggplants to an oven-safe dish and bake them in the oven.
  8. 8Put tahini in a bowl.
  9. 9Add cumin to the tahini.
  10. 10Add salt to the tahini and cumin.
  11. 11Smash and peel the garlic cloves.
  12. 12Cut the lemon in half.
  13. 13Squeeze lemon juice into the tahini mixture.
  14. 14Add water to the tahini mixture.
  15. 15Mix all the ingredients for the tahini sauce until smooth.
  16. 16Heat a saucepan and add walnuts.
  17. 17Toast the walnuts in the saucepan.
  18. 18Finely chop the parsley.
  19. 19Season the grilled eggplants with salt and pepper.
  20. 20Spoon the tahini sauce over each grilled eggplant half.
  21. 21Garnish with chopped parsley.
  22. 22Add toasted walnuts as a topping.
  23. 23Sprinkle pomegranate seeds over the eggplants.
  24. 24Drizzle with olive oil.
  25. 25Add Crema di balsamico for extra flavor and presentation.
  26. 26Serve the grilled eggplants with toasted bread.

Ingredients

  • Eggplants
  • Olive oil
  • Tahini
  • Cumin
  • Salt
  • Garlic
  • Lemon
  • Water
  • Walnuts
  • Parsley
  • Pepper
  • Pomegranate
  • Crema di balsamico

Equipment

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