Grilled Eggplant Slices, Middle Eastern-Style (Spieler)

Title:
Grilled Eggplant Slices, Middle Eastern-Style (Spieler)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Grilling,
Vegetables,
Recipes




Ingredients:





     1    Eggplant; sliced


   1/2 c  Tahini


     2    Garlic cloves; chopped


   1/2    Lemon; Juiced; or to taste


   1/4 ts Cumin; or to taste


     3 tb Water; about


          Salt and cayenne pepper; to


          -taste


     1    Tart-sweet firm plum OR 1/2


          -pomegranate


   1/4 c  Fresh mint leaves OR half


          -mint and half cilantro






 Grill the eggplant until lightly charred and tender, then transfer to a


 platter.


 


 Mix together the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, cumin and water. Season with


 salt and cayenne pepper. Drizzle this onto the eggplant and garnish with


 diced tart plums or pomegranate seeds, and chopped herbs.


 


 [Serves 4. PER SERVING: 215 calories, 7 g protein, 14 g carbohydrate, 17 g


 fat (2 g saturated), 0 mg cholesterol, 17 mg sodium, 6 g fiber.]


 


 Notes: SF Chronicle 5/13/98


 


 Recipe by: Grilling by Marlena Spieler


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Kitpath 
on May 14,


 1998