Moroccan Baked Eggplant with Beef

Name: Moroccan Baked Eggplant with Beef
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove (, minced); 2 tsp each cumin and coriander powder; 1 tsp paprika; 1/2 tsp pure chili powder ((Note 1) (or cayenne pepper), adjust to taste); 1/2 tsp salt; Black pepper; Rind of 1 lemon ((use fine grater)); 1 tbsp lemon juice; 1 1/2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 2 medium eggplants (, about 20cm/8" long (Note 1)); Olive oil spray; 1 1/2 tbsp pine nuts; 1/2 tbsp olive oil; 1 garlic clove; 1/2 small onion (, finely diced); 200 g beef mince (, lean); 1 tbsp cilantro/coriander (, finely chopped); 1 tomato (, deseeded and diced); 1 cucumber (, small, diced); 1 tsp cilantro/coriander (, finely chopped); 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 tsp olive oil; Pinch of sumac ((optional)); Salt and pepper; Yoghurt (, plain thick (Note 1))

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:40min

A delicious, unique, EASY way to serve up eggplant and minced / ground beef! The spice mix is adapted from one by the great Yotam Ottolenghi from his fabulous cookbook "Jerusalem".

Updated at: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 23:53:42 GMT