Page 37 - Woman's Weekly - New Zealand (January 2020)
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Eggplant & tomato salad

       SERVES 4                            with olive oil. Season with salt
       1 large eggplant, peeled,           and pepper to taste.
          quartered                        3 Barbecue the eggplant and
       275g baby truss tomatoes            garlic for 3-4 minutes each side
       5 garlic cloves, skin on            or until lightly charred. Transfer
       ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil,       to a wire rack.
          plus 1 tbsp extra                4 Place the tomatoes on the
       Salt and pepper, to season          grill and barbecue for 1 minute
       1 bunch parsley, leaves picked,     or until slightly blistered.
          roughly chopped                  5 Roughly chop the eggplant
       2 tbsp balsamic vinegar             further. Peel the garlic and finely
       1 Preheat a barbecue grill or       chop. Transfer to a large bowl
       char-grill on high.                 with the tomatoes, parsley,
       2 In a large bowl, toss the         balsamic and extra oil. Toss to
       eggplant, tomatoes and garlic       combine. Serve warm.




































































     PHOTOS: ROB SHAW/BAUERSYNDICATION.COM.AU                                                               • Prepare ahead and store in an
                                                                                                                          Tip...





                                                                                                            airtight container in the fridge
                                                                                                            without the parsley, balsamic and
                                                                                                            extra oil. When ready to serve,
                                                                                                            toss the eggplant mixture on
                                                                                                             the barbecue plate for a few
                                                                                                             minutes, transfer to a bowl and
                                                                                                             toss with remaining ingredients.


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