FANNED EGGPLANT WITH FETA, TOMATOES & HERBS


MORE ABOUT THE EGGPLANT: The eggplant is one of the most loved vegetables in Greek cuisine. It’s an ideal partner to quintessential Greek and Mediterranean ingredients like onion, garlic, tomato, zucchini, and peppers. There are many eggplant varieties in Greece, from the light purple, long Tsakonitiki from the Peloponnese to small and large flask-shaped eggplants to prized white ones from Santorini. Nowadays, most eggplant varieties do not need to be salted before cooking because their bitter seeds have been bred out.
RATING
SERVES
4
PREP TIME
15 min
COOK TIME
30 min

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Hold the eggplant, one at a time, from the stem or near the stem at the densest part, and using a sharp knife cut the body of each eggplant into fan-like slices.
  2. Heat 3 tbsp of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Place the eggplant one at a time if necessary to fit in the skillet. Pan-fry lightly until lightly golden on both sides, turning once in the process, and pressing down with a spatula to flatten a bit. Repeat with the remaining eggplant slices and replenish the olive oil as needed.
  3. Preheat the oven to 375F/180C. Lightly oil a baking pan. Place the eggplant slices on the oiled pan, season lightly with salt and pepper, dot with the tomato slices, and feta cubes, and bake until the eggplants are tender and the feta starts to melt. Sprinkle with the fresh and dried herbs and serve.

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