Recipe Turkish Aubergine and Pepper with Yoghurt sauce

[karadekoolaid]

Ingredients: (Serves 3-4 as a starter)
1 large aubergine, sliced into ¼ inch rounds
Olive oil
1 long pepper, julienned
4 cloves garlic, unpeeled
100 mls Greek yoghurt, beaten
Salt
½ tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp smoked paprika

Method:

• Brush the aubergine slices with oil oil and sprinkle with salt.
• Heat a large saucepan and add a generous amount of olive oil.
• Add the aubergines in a single layer. Throw in the whole garlic cloves and cook on medium heat. When the bottom of the aubergines is browned, turn over and brown the other side.
• Remove the aubergines and garlic and, if necessary, fry the rest of the aubergines. Remove when cooked and set aside.
• Now add the red pepper and cook gently until soft. 30 seconds before finishing, add the cayenne and the paprika.
• Remove the garlic from the peel and mash. Add to the yoghurt and mix well,
• Place the aubergine slices on a plate, cover with the cooked peppers and then the yoghurt. decorate with a few parsley leaves.

 

[detroitdad]

aubergine

I didn't know what that was until I saw the picture. Colleen loves cooking with eggplants. She makes an eggplant meatball in the air fryer that is phenomenal!