Eggplant Salad With Parsley And Lemon Recipes

LEMON GRILLED EGGPLANT SALAD

Steps:

• Juice preserved lemon; set aside juice. Remove and discard lemon pulp; chop rind. (You can substitute the juice and zest of 1 fresh lemon here.) In a bowl combine preserved lemon juice and rind,1/2 cup chopped parsley, 1/2 cup of the olive oil, vinegar, and pepper; set aside. Generously brush eggplant slices with remaining 1/4 cup oil. Grill eggplant on rack of a covered grill directly over medium-high heat for 5 to 7 minutes or just until tender, turning once. Transfer eggplant slices to a 2-quart square baking dish. Pour reserved dressing over slices; turn to coat. Let stand 30 minutes, gently turning slices halfway through.
• Serve eggplant and dressing over ricotta cheese and couscous. Sprinkle with additional parsley.

EGGPLANT SALAD WITH PARSLEY AND LEMON

Steps:

• In a large non-stick skillet heat 2 tablespoons oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté eggplant and onion with salt, stirring occasionally, until eggplant is browned well. Add garlic and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add water and cook, covered, until eggplant is tender, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Stir in parsley, lemon juice, remaining tablespoon oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Chill salad 15 minutes, or until ready to serve.
• Serve salad on romaine.

EGGPLANT CAVIAR AND PARSLEY-MINT SALAD TOPPING

Steps:

• To make the eggplant, grill over white coals until tender, about 5 minutes per side. Peel off the skin, chop the flesh and place in a bowl. Stir in the garlic, lemon juice and salt.
• To make the salad, combine the parsley, mint and scallions. Add the lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper and toss well.
• When ready to assemble, spread the eggplant caviar over the pizzas, top with the salad and serve. Use on lemon-pepper crust.

BIG FAT GREEK EGGPLANT (AUBERGINE) SALAD

Steps:

• Roast the eggplant over a gas grill for 25 minutes at 450 degrees.
• Place in a colander and allow it to cool. Puree the scallions, parsley, garlic and oregano in a food processor.
• In a separate bowl, combine lemon juice, red wine vinegar, some capers, tomato, chopped parsley and the herb mixture.
• Next peel away the skin of the eggplant revealing charred flesh on the inside; leave the seeds; in a lot of recipes they're called "the poor man's caviar.".
• Roughly cut up the eggplant, and combine it with the remaining ingredients.
• Lastly, add salt, pepper, lemon to taste. Serve the eggplant salad (hot or cold) on grilled bread.