Burnt aubergine with feta and harissa oil
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Set a griddle pan on a high heat and ventilate the kitchen.
- 2Rub a tablespoon of olive oil all over the aubergines.
- 3Once the pan is very hot, lay in the aubergines and char, turning them occasionally, for about 20 minutes, until blackened all over, but not grey and ashy.
- 4Transfer to a rack set over a tray and leave to cool.
- 5Once the aubergines are cool enough to handle, carefully peel them, discarding the burned skins but keeping the stems attached and taking care not to break up the flesh too much.
- 6Using a small knife, cut each aubergine from top to bottom, but keeping it intact at both ends and making sure not to cut all the way through.
- 7Gently open up the aubergines, then season each one with a half-teaspoon of salt.
- 8Return the prepared aubergines to the rack, so any liquid drips off.
- 9In a medium bowl, mix the harissa with the remaining 45ml olive oil, the lemon juice and maple syrup, and set aside.
- 10With a fork, mash the feta with the milk in a small bowl until reasonably smooth, and set aside.
- 11To serve, spoon all the feta mixture on to a large plate with a lip and, using the back of a spoon, spread it out into a circle with a 1½cm border around the edge of the plate.
- 12Baste the aubergines in the harissa mixture, then lay them side by side on top of the feta mix.
- 13Spoon any remaining harissa mixture on top of the aubergines, letting the oil run over the feta and out towards the edges of the plate.
- 14Sprinkle over the pine nuts and the picked dill, and serve with warmed pitta, if you like.
Ingredients
- 60 ml olive oil
- 2 aubergines
- flaked sea salt
- 30 g harissa
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 130 g feta
- 50 ml whole milk
- 15 g pine nuts, toasted
- 1 tbsp picked dill
- pitta, to serve (optional)
Equipment
griddle panracktraysmall knifemedium bowlsmall bowlforklarge plate
Tips
- Ventilate the kitchen when using a griddle pan on high heat.
- Ensure aubergines are blackened but not grey and ashy.
- Carefully peel aubergines, discarding burned skins but keeping stems attached.
- Do not cut all the way through the aubergine when splitting.
- Let aubergines drip off excess liquid after salting.
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