Grilled Eggplant Salad
- 2 large tomatoes peeled, seeded, chopped
- 3 each shallots minced
- 2 tablespoons mint leaves chopped fresh
- 1 x olive oil
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 x salt
- 1 x white pepper freshly ground
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest grated
- 2 each white eggplants
- 2 each yellow tomatoes
- 16 each mint leaves
- Combine tomatoes, shallots and chopped mint in bowl.
- Add 13 cup olive oil and vinegar.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add lemon peel.
- Refrigerate at least 1 hour to blend flavors.
- Cut eggplants into 1/4 inch slices.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and brush both sides of each slice with olive oil.
- Place eggplant slices on grill over low coals and cook until eggplant is browned on both sides, brushing frequently with olive oil to keep moistened.
- Keep warm.
- When ready to serve, cut yellow tomatoes into 1/4 inch slices.
- Pour chopped tomato mixture on platter, spreading to cover bottom.
- Alternately, arrange overlapping slices of eggplant and tomato.
- Insert mint leaf between each vegetable slice.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper and splash of olive oil, if desired.
tomatoes, shallots, mint, olive oil, vinegar, salt, white pepper, lemon zest, white eggplants, tomatoes, mint
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/grilled-eggplant-salad-43913 (may not work)