A hearty and absolutely delicious eggplant salad recipe! This salad is made with grilled eggplant, charred red peppers, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, herbs, a zippy lemon dressing and freshly crisped pita chips. Serve this eggplant recipe a vegan main, or side dish. #eggplantrecipe #eggplantsalad #veganrecipes #vegansalad
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🍅INGREDIENTS: 🍅
For the Salad
🔹 1 medium globe eggplant, sliced lengthwise into 1/2-inch slabs
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 1 red bell pepper
🔹 1 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
🔹 2 to 3 Persian cucumbers, cubed
🔹 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
🔹 1/2 cup fresh basil
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil
For the Dressing
🔹 Juice of 1 large lemon
🔹 1 large garlic clove, minced
🔹 2 teaspoons za’atar
🔹 1/2 teaspoon Urfa Biber (optional, or substitute with other dried chili flakes)
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 Black pepper
🔹 Extra-virgin olive oil (1/4 to 1/3 cup)
For the Za’atar Pita Crisps
🔹 2 to 3 pita breads with pockets
🔹 Extra virgin olive oil
🔹 Kosher salt
🔹 Generous sprinkle of Za’atar
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⏱️CHAPTERS⏱️
00:00 – Intro
00:23 – Preparing the eggplant
02:26 – Grilling the eggplant and bell pepper
03:28 – Working on the dressing
05:52 – Chopping the vegetables
07:10 – Chopping the herbs
07:20 – Adding the cucumbers and tomatoes + what kind of cucumbers to use
07:55 – Adding the dressing
08:16 – Making pita chips
09:50 – How to serve eggplant salad
10:06 – Taste test
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