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                             MINTED EGGPLANTS

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Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Vegetarian

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   2       lg           Eggplants
   1       tb           Salt
   1       tb           Olive oil
   1                    Juice of lemon
   4       tb           Freshly chopped mint
   1       t            Ground cumin
   1                    Garlic clove, crushed
                        Black pepper
   5       oz           Yogurt
   4       tb           Freshly chopped mint
     1/2   ts           Ground cumin

  Cut eggplants into 1 cm thick slices & layer them in a
  colander with the salt.  Let them drain for 30
  minutes. Wash them under cold water & dry them on
  paper towels. Beat together oil, lemon juice, mint,
  cumin, garlic & pepper.  Beat together, separately,
  the yogurt, mint & cumin.
  
  Heat the grill to high.  Lay the eggplant slices on
  the hot rack & brush them with half the lemon mixture.
  Grill them until they begin to brown. This will take
  about 2 minutes. Turn over, brush with the rest of the
  lemon mixture & brown.
  
  Serve grilled eggplants hot with the sauce separately
  as an appetizer. Or place the eggplant on a large
  platter & spoon the sauce over the top & serve as a
  vegetable accompaniment for middle eastern dishes.
  
  Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices"
 


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