Eggplant With Buttermilk Sauce

Name: Eggplant With Buttermilk Sauce
Ingredients: 2 large and long eggplants; 1/3 cup olive oil; 1 1/2 tsp lemon thyme leaves, plus a few whole sprigs to garnish; Maldon sea salt and black pepper; 1 pomegranate; 1 tsp za'atar; 9 tbsp buttermilk; 1/2 cup Greek yogurt; 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, plus a drizzle to finish; 1 small garlic clove, crushed; Pinch of salt

Instructions

I can't think of a more rustically elegant (is that a contradiction in terms?) starter. Serve with some robust white bread or pita and you are, literally, in food heaven. In the recipe you'll find Sami Tamimi's technique for getting the seeds out of the pomegranate, which I am afraid is now a very well-known secret.

Updated at: Fri, 18 Apr 2025 23:34:31 GMT