Turkish Roasted Eggplant Salad

A traditional Turkish eggplant salad, known as meze, can be prepared as a simple and flavorful appetizer.

Category Tags:

AppetizerDinnerLunch

Cuisine Tags:

Middle Eastern

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Instructions

  1. Roast eggplants, then remove the pulp and discard skin and seeds; if not using immediately, submerge pulp in water with lemon juice to prevent darkening.

  2. Press the eggplant pulp through a fine strainer to remove excess liquid, then transfer it to a mixing bowl.

  3. Combine the pulp with olive oil, salt, pepper, and optional crushed garlic.

  4. Whip the mixture with a fork until it is homogenous, light, and fluffy, with no large chunks.

  5. Stir in optional mayonnaise or yogurt, then chill the salad before serving.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 194 kcal
Carbohydrate: 30 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 9 g
Protein: 3 g
Saturated Fat: 1 g
Sodium: 76 mg
Sugar: 11 g
Fat: 9 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g