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Make Grilled Eggplant!!!!! and.....
Ingredients:
1 large eggplant, cut in uniform slices 3/4 inch thick
olive oil, for brushing on eggplant
2 T chopped fresh mint
2 T chopped fresh cilantro
(You could use all mint or all cilantro if that's what you have. I also
think this would taste great with a mixture of basil and oregano.)
1/4 cup crumbled feta
Vinaigrette Ingredients:
1/2 tsp. garlic puree or finely minced garlic
1/4 tsp. salt
1 1/2 T fresh lemon juice
1 T shallots or red onion, finely minced
1/2 tsp. ground cumin (freshly toasted and ground cumin seeds are best, but ground cumin will work)
Pinch cayenne pepper and 1/2 tsp. spike seasoning
3 T extra-virgin olive oil
Instructions:
Preheat gas or charcoal barbecue grill to medium high. (You can only hold your hand there for 2-3 seconds at that heat.)
Put garlic, salt, lemon juice, and
shallots or red onion into food processor fitted with steel blade,
Pulse until all ingredients are well combined, then let sit for 10
minutes. (This could also be done in a blender.) After ten minutes,
put mixture in small bowl, stir in ground cumin, Aleppo or Cayenne
pepper, and Spike Seasoning if using, then whisk in olive oil.
Brush eggplant with olive oil on both sides. For criss-cross grill
marks, grill 4-5 minutes on first side, then rotate and cook 3-4 minutes
more. Turn and cook about 7-8 minutes more on second side. I cooked
my eggplant pieces just under 15 minutes total cooking time. Actual
cooking time will depend on how hot your grill is and the temperature
and thickness of the eggplant. Watch it carefully the last five minutes
of cooking time and rotate pieces so they are evenly browned.
To serve, arrange grilled eggplant slices on serving platter, drizzle vinaigrette over, then top with crumbled feta and herbs.
