Looking for a tasty side dish or appetizer this season? Try this delicious Mediterranean Eggplant with Cucumber Salad and Whipped Feta. Simple and tasty.
Mediterranean food is one of my favorite types of foods to eat. Maybe it’s because I’m half Armenian lol. But the flavors are so powerful and delicious. Today, I am taking eggplant and roasting them into rounds. I’m then topping it with a whipped feta dip and finishing it off with a delicious Armenian cucumber salad.
Here’s What You Need
- eggplant
- olive oil
- salt
- organic plain whole-fat greek yogurt
- feta cheese
- lemon juice
- lemon zest
- garlic
- mint
- cucumbers
- red onions
- curly parsley
- tomatoes
- ground sumac
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I hope you give this tasty recipe a try. If you do, let me know what you think by commenting below!
Natalie
Mediterranean Eggplant with Cucumber Salad and Whipped Feta
Mediterranean Eggplant with Cucumber Salad and Whipped Feta
Equipment
- Food Processor
Ingredients
- EGGPLANT
- 2 eggplants sliced in rounds
- 1 tsp salt
- olive oil for cooking
- WHIPPED FETA
- 1/2 cup plain whole-fat Greek yogurt
- 1/2 block of feta cheese
- 1/2 lemon zested and juiced
- 2 tbsp fresh mint
- 1-2 garlic cloves
- salt and pepper to taste
- CUCUMBER SALAD
- 2 Persian cucumbers diced
- 1/2 cup cherry tomtatoes diced
- 1/4 cup red onion diced
- 1/3 cup minced curly parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- 1 tsp ground sumac
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- For the eggplant: Lay the eggplant on a clean towel and season with salt. Allow the eggplant to sit for a few minutes with the salt to help draw out excess liquid.
- Meanwhile, while the eggplant is sitting, add all the cucumber salad ingredients into a bowl. Toss and set aside.
- Make the whipped feta by adding all the ingredients into a mini food processor and blend. Adjust seasoning as needed and set aside.
- Heat a grill pan on the stove and drizzle with olive oil. Add the eggplant and cook for about 4-5 minutes per side. You may need to do this in batches.
- Assemble by taking an eggplant and adding a small scoop of whipped feta. Then top with a small scoop of cucumber salad. I life to then add a little flaky sea salt or regular sea salt right on top and serve.
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