This flavour combination is the essence of summer.
Grilled eggplant and haloumi with tomato vinaigrette
Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for grilled eggplant and haloumi with tomato vinaigrette.
- 10 mins preparation
- 15 mins cooking
- Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 3 eggplant (about 960gm), cut widthways into 1½ cm-thick slices
- For brushing: olive oil
- 250 gm haloumi, thickly sliced
- ½ cup (loosely packed) mint leaves, coarsely chopped
Tomato vinaigrette
- 400 gm very ripe vine-ripened tomatoes (about 4), coarsely chopped
- 100 ml extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
Method
Main
- 1For tomato vinaigrette, purée tomatoes in a food processor, pass through a fine sieve into a bowl (discard seeds and skin), stir in olive oil and vinegar and season to taste.
- 2Preheat a char-grill over medium-high heat. Brush eggplant slices with olive oil and grill, in batches, turning once until cooked through (4-5 minutes each side).
- 3Increase char-grill to high heat, brush haloumi with olive oil, grill until golden (1-2 minutes each side). Arrange with eggplant on serving plates, drizzle with vinaigrette, scatter with mint and serve immediately.
Notes
Drink Suggestion: Dry but full-flavoured rosé. Drink suggestion by Max Allen