Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Christie, you posted some very good looking recipes today. I wanted to wish you a nice time this weekend with your cousin, plenty of years have passed so you should have a long conversation over good food.. Donna christie_0131 <christie0131 wrote: I am meeting long-lost cousin #2 tomorrow. She has no memory of me at all and I remember her as a little girl of about 4 or 5 some 43 or 44 years ago! In her honour I thought I'd post her recipe for Turkish Aubergine Salad. (Aubergine = Eggplant) Measurements are pretty fluid as it is all a matter of taste: Patlican salatasi (Turkish Aubergine salad) 2 or 3 Aubergines 1 lemon 1 or 2 cloves of crushed garlic (or more according to taste) 1-2 Tbsp Olive oil 1 Tbsp natural yoghurt (optional) Roast the aubergines in a hot oven until the flesh is soft right through. (This can take over an hour.) Next, if you have a gas hob, smoke the aubergines by holding them over the flame. If you have a grill in an electric oven, you could use this instead, leaving the aubergines under your grill, turning them periodically, until they are black. It is not essential that the aubergines are smoked, but it does give a lovely flavour. It probably doesn't matter whether you roast or smoke first, and it may be that smoking first will mean that the aubergines are firmer and easier to manipulate. I have just tended to roast then smoke. Leave the aubergines to cool. Squeeze some lemons - more or less according to taste. Slit the aubergines lengthways and remove the flesh. Put it in the lemon juice straight away to minimise discolouration. Add pressed garlic to taste, and as much or little olive oil as you fancy. An optional extra is natural yoghurt to taste. Adding quite a lot of yoghurt means that it ends up being a more pale-looking dish, less is just enough not to make the dish too acidic, but without drowning out the flavour of the aubergines. Enjoy! Christie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2006 Report Share Posted April 14, 2006 Thanks, Donna. I'm feeling slightly apprehensive, but really looking forward to eating at the Kalpna, which is a vegetarian Indian restaurant near here. Christie , Donnalilacflower <thelilacflower wrote: > > Christie, you posted some very good looking recipes today. > I wanted to wish you a nice time this weekend with your cousin, plenty of years have passed so you should have a long conversation over good food.. > Donna > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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