Roast aubergine with goat's cheese & toasted flatbread
A Turkish dinner made with lamb. Ready in about 58 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 23 minPrep (about)
- 35 minCook (about)
- 58 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 1 ⅓ oz goats cheese
Fresh & other
- 2 eggplants Shopping tip: Eggplant (UK: aubergine).
- 9 cherry tomatoes
- 1 pita bread
- Handful mint Shopping tip: Fresh mint leaves.
- 1 shallot
- 1 shallot
- 1 red chile Shopping tip: Fresno or red jalapeño for mild (seeds out); Thai bird's eye for hot.
- Handful arugula Shopping tip: Arugula (UK: rocket).
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 2 ½ tbsp balsamic vinegar
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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Turn the oven on to 400°F (350°F for a fan oven).
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Brush your aubergine slices using 2 ¼ tsp of the oil.
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Season.
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Arrange on a baking tray or sheet.
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Roast for 20 mins till brown, popping your tomatoes on your tray for the final 5 mins.
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Tear the flatbread into pieces.
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Place on a separate sheet pan.
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Brown in the oven for 8 mins, until crisp.
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Remove.
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For the dressing, in a small bowl.
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Mix the some salt, remaining oil, chilli, chopped shallots, mint and vinegar and pepper.
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Scatter the crisp flatbread, sliced shallot, tomatoes and aubergine slices into a serving bowl.
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Pour over the dressing.
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Sprinkle using your goat’s cheese plus scatter over a little rocket.
On the side: Green salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Rinse the salad greens. Slice the cucumber.
- Put it all in a bowl and toss with the dressing just before eating.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.