Name: Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 - 6
Ingredients: 2 eggplant, thickly sliced crossways; 100 ml grapeseed oil; 200 gm small green lentils; 125 ml (½ cup) olive oil; 2 tbsp white wine vinegar; 2 golden shallots, finely chopped; Seeds from half a pomegranate; ½ cup (loosely packed) each mint and coriander, coarsely chopped; Sesame yoghurt; 240 gm thick natural yoghurt; 2 tbsp tahini; Juice of 2 lemons; 1 garlic clove, crushed; 60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

Grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for grilled eggplant salad with lentils and sesame yoghurt.

Serves 4 - 6

Prep

15M

Cook

30M

Total

45M

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This salad can be made ahead and put together at the last minute. If you short on time, omit grilling the eggplant and buy some from a good delicatessen.

Ingredients

2 eggplant, thickly sliced crossways

100 ml grapeseed oil

200 gm small green lentils

125 ml (½ cup) olive oil

2 tbsp white wine vinegar

2 golden shallots, finely chopped

Seeds from half a pomegranate

½ cup (loosely packed) each mint and coriander, coarsely chopped

Sesame yoghurt

240 gm thick natural yoghurt

2 tbsp tahini

Juice of 2 lemons

1 garlic clove, crushed

60 ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil

Method

Main

1.Heat a barbecue or char-grill pan over medium-high heat. Brush eggplant with oil, then grill, turning occasionally, until deep golden-brown and tender (3-5 minutes). Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

2.Cook lentils in a large saucepan of unsalted boiling water until tender (18-24 minutes), then drain well and set aside.

3.Meanwhile, combine olive oil, vinegar and shallots in a bowl, add warm lentils and season to taste, then set aside. Just before serving, toss through eggplant, pomegranate and herbs.

4.For sesame yoghurt, whisk yoghurt, tahini, lemon juice and garlic in a bowl, then stir in olive oil and season to taste.

5.Arrange salad on a platter and serve with sesame yoghurt sauce to the side.