Turkish-Style Eggplant-Tomato Salad
This is one of my favorite eggplant dishes. It is delightfully earthy with a touch of acidity and faint bitterness with just the right amount of heat in the background. It works very well when served as part of a mezze offering or simply slathered on freshly made bread or pita bread chips.
The taste and presentation of this salad is similar to Moroccan Zaalouk – a grilled eggplant-tomato salad. Moroccans tend to mash the vegetables more than in Turkey (chunkier) making it a smooth salad. Cumin is another distinguishing feature – it is often used in Moroccan variations.
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This is one of my favorite eggplant dishes. It is delightfully earthy with a touch of acidity and faint bitterness with just the right amount of heat in the background. It works very well when served as part of a mezze offering or simply slathered on freshly made bread or pita bread chips.
The taste and presentation of this salad is similar to Moroccan Zaalouk – a grilled eggplant-tomato salad. Moroccans tend to mash the vegetables more than in Turkey (chunkier) making it a smooth salad. Cumin is another distinguishing feature – it is often used in Moroccan variations.
Difficulty: simple
Yield: makes about 6-8 servings