Roasted Eggplant With Delicious Sides - Easy Vegan Meals
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Spice infused roasted eggplant, with a creamy red pepper mixed bean hummus, vegan tzatziki and coriander bulgur. A perfectly easy meal for new vegans!
Servings 2people
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 1 hourhr
Total Time 1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Ingredients
Roasted Eggplant
1Italian Eggplant or American Eggplantsliced in half
1/4tspsumac
1/4tspsesame seeds
1/4tsppaprika
1/8tsp Himalayan pink salt
1/4tspcumin powder
peppera pinch of pepper
2-3tbspsolive oil
Red Pepper Mixed Bean Hummus
For Roasting
1/2red pepper
2tbspsolive oil
1shallotcut in half
2clovesgarlic
1/4tsplemon zest
1/4tsppaprika
1/4tspcumin powder
1/8tspHimalayan pink saltor more to taste
1/8tspblack pepper
For Blending
1cupchickpeasfill the cup with chickpeas, and fill the cup with the aquafaba
1/4cupaquafaba from the chickpea can
1/2cupbeans kidney beans
1/4tspcoriander powderor more to taste
1/2tspmaple or agave syrup
1/2tbsplemon juice
more salt to taste if necessary
Vegan Tzatziki
4tbspscoconut cream
1/2tbsplemon juice
1tbspminced cucumber
1/8tspgarlic powder
1tbspextra virgin olive oil
1tspchopped mint leaves/dill/parsley or thyme.Whatever you have access to.
Coriander Bulgur
2tbspschopped coriander
1/2cupcooked bulgur
Extra Garnishes
2tbspspomogranate
Instructions
Boil the bulgur with 1/2 tsp of salt. Cook until tender and strain. Set aside to cool
Slice the eggplant in diagonal lines, and gently place this eggplant on a parchment covered baking tray.
Rub all the seasoning on the top, with the olive oil. Ensure you let the seasoning sink into the crevasses of the sliced areas.
Roast the eggplant for 30 minutes at 175°C.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, place the sliced red pepper with the roasting ingredients for seasoning (read the ingredients above carefully)
In another parchment covered baking tray, pour the seasoned red pepper with the seasoning, and roast this for 15 minutes at 175°C.
Once the red pepper is slightly charred around the edges, take it out of the oven and let it cool.
Once it has cooled down, place this in a food processor with the blending ingredients (read the ingredients above carefully).
Your red pepper dip is done. Set this aside. If you wish to season it with some additional salt, syrup or coriander powder, best to do it now.
Once the eggplant is cooked, turn the oven off and open the oven door slightly to aerate the eggplant. Let it keep warm in the oven until you're ready to serve.
Now, prepare your tzatziki. You simply need to mix all the ingredients together. Set this aside.
In a heated frying pan, add your bulgur and coriander. Sauté this until it is fragrant. Set this aside.
To plate, split your place into 3 areas. One side should be your eggplant, the other, your bulgur and the remaining space is for your red pepper dip. Gently pour the tzatziki on the top of your eggplant and garnish with pomegranate.
Notes
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