Delicate combination of the pulp of the eggplant and white beans, tart taste of goat cheese and the flavors of Oriental spices. In General, all who love the babaganoush was also hummus, this salad will like it too;)
Ingredients for 4-5 servings:
• 480 g cooked white beans (or 2 cans),
• 4-5 eggplants,
• Goat cheese is cottage cheese – about 200 grams or to taste
• 4 cloves of garlic through a press (you can put in 2 times more if you love garlic, it is here to the place),
• Juice of 2 lemons (one lemon for salad dressing and the second for sbryzgivaniya when applying),
• Zest of 1 lemon (optional, try with and without, as more like it),
• Bunch fresh cilantro,
• A few stems of mint (optional)
• Pinch chili pepper
• 6 tbsp olive oil (4 in the salad and 2 on top water),
• Ground cumin – 1 tsp or to taste
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp or to taste
• Dry oregano spice – 1 tsp,
• Salt/pepper to taste
• Optional ground sweet paprika and sumac to serve,
• Hot Pitta or pita bread for eating salad is highly recommended!
How to do:
1. Cook the beans (detailed instructions in the recipe lobio). Cooking time on the packaging look beans because it strongly depends on the variety. Usually white beans longer than 40 minutes to cook is not necessary, only if you plan to do with it dip or sauce.
2. Bake the eggplant.
Eggplant wash, prick with a fork or knife in several places and bake whole or on the fire or in the oven at 180C for about 30 minutes until soft and it will turn brown skins.
Important. If you don’t make holes in the skin of the eggplant, it will explode. I’ve been through this, you don’t want;)
Let them cool down to avoid burns, and remove the skin or cut in half and with a spoon remove the pulp. Chop it coarsely.
3. Prepare the remaining ingredients.
Wash the garlic, greens, lemons. Grind the garlic, grate the zest from 1 lemon and squeezing the juice out of it, mint leaves and cilantro cut into.
4. In a bowl, mix beans, garlic, juice of 1 lemon and zest, 4 tbsp olive oil, cumin, coriander, oregano, Chile. Then add the eggplant and two-thirds of all greens (the rest will decorate when serving), stir gently, add salt and pepper to taste. Try again, adjust the taste. You can eat at once, you can steep for 20-30 minutes.
5. It is very important to file because it affects the final taste of a dish.
Spread the salad on a plate, top casually crumble goat cheese, add some herbs, paprika, sumac, sprinkles olive oil and juice of a large lemon slices, enjoy;)))