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Roasted Eggplant Salad with Pita Chips and Yogurt Sauce

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Roasted Eggplant Salad with Pita Chips and Yogurt Sauce

Roasted Eggplant Salad with Pita Chips and Yogurt Sauce

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Equipment

  • Kitchen Knife - For cutting ingredients

  • Cutting Board - To prepare vegetables safely

  • Baking Sheet - Ideal for baking components of the dish

  • Oven - Necessary for roasting eggplant and pita chips

  • Mixing Bowls - For mixing salad ingredients

  • Stirring Spoon - To mix yogurt sauce ingredients

  • Food Processor (optional) - Useful for making the dish's components smooth and consistent

  • Salad Bowl - For serving the final eggplant salad

  • Potholder - To handle hot baking sheet safely

  • Colander - Essential for rinsing vegetables like eggplants

  • Eggplant Slicer - Facilitates even slices of roasted eggplant

  • Measuring Cups - For precise ingredient measurements

  • Spice Grinder (for optional spices) - To grind cumin or paprika for seasoning

Ingredients

  • 3 large eggplants (3 pounds total)

  • 6 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

  • 2 green bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely diced

  • 2 prepared roasted red peppers, diced

  • 2 tomatoes, seeded and diced

  • 15 yellow or red cherry tomatoes, quartered

  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped

  • 1/2 cup finely chopped Italian parsley

  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives

  • 2 tablespoon finely julienned fresh basil

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 1/8 teaspoon teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 2 cups nonfat plain yogurt

  • 1/2 cup peeled and diced cucumber

  • 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

  • 2 teaspoons olive oil

  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

  • 4 whole-wheat pitas, each cut into 12 wedges

  • Vegetable oil cooking spray

  • 2 tablespoon reduced-fat grated Parmesan

  • 2 tablespoon poppy seeds

  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Heat oven to 450°F. Line a baking sheet with foil. Poke holes in eggplants with a fork. Roast until they collapse, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool slightly. Cut open, scoop out flesh into a bowl and discard skins. Mix flesh with 4 tablespoon of the lemon juice. Let sit 10 minutes. Place flesh in a fine-mesh strainer; press gently with a large spoon, squeezing out moisture. Chop eggplant. Mix in peppers, tomatoes, garlic, parsley, chives, basil, oil and remaining 2 tablespoon lemon juice. Add salt and pepper. Set aside.
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Instruction 2

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Set aside.
3

Instruction 3

Reduce heat to 350°F. Coat 1 side of each pita wedge with cooking spray. Sprinkle each sprayed side with Parmesan, seeds and black pepper. Bake on foil until crisp, 6 to 7 minutes. Serve eggplant with pita chips and yogurt sauce on the side.
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