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Salatat Bathinjan - Middle Eastern Recipe

By: Brian Shipon

Ingredients:

  • 1 large eggplant, peeled and thickly sliced
  • salt
  • 8 tablespoons olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 medium hot pepper, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice

Cooking:

1. Sprinkle salt on the eggplant slices and place in a colander, top with a weight, and allow to drain for 1 hour.

2. Heat the oil in a pan, then add the eggplant slices and fry on both sides until they are golden brown. Remove the eggplant slices, dice them, then set aside.

3. Mash the garlic cloves with salt. Add to the diced eggplant along with the hot pepper and lemon juice. Chill for 30 minutes and serve.




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