Zaalouk

Smoky eggplant and tomato salad enriched with garlic and olive oil—a mezze essential.

Recipe byChef Amina
  • Prep 15 min
  • Cook 25 min
  • Serves 4

Ingredients

Scaled from 4 base servings — local only.

  • 4 wholegarlic cloves
  • 4 mlolive oil
  • 4 mediumtomatoes
  • 0.25 tbspfresh parsley
  • 1 tbspground cumin
  • 3 largeeggplant
  • 1 tbsppaprika
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Instructions

  1. Char eggplants over flame or under broiler until collapsed; peel and chop roughly.

  2. Grate tomatoes and simmer with garlic and spices until thick.

  3. Fold in eggplant and cook until jammy. Adjust salt and cumin.

  4. Cool slightly and serve at room temperature with warm bread.