Eggplants Stuffed With Couscous Feta Goodness
- 2 medium eggplants, halved
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 (10 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
- 1 14 cups cherry tomatoes or 1 14 cups grape tomatoes, halved
- 1 cup plain yogurt
- 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
- 12 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon dried basil, crumbled or 14 cup fresh basil, minced
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 14 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons pine nuts or 2 tablespoons toasted slivered almonds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Prick eggplant skins with fork or knife point and wrap in foil.
- Place on baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes or until soft, then cool until comfortable to touch.
- Meanwhile, prepare couscous (according to package directions).
- Mix the couscous, garbanzo beans, tomatoes, yogurt, feta, raisins, basil, salt, pepper and nuts in a large bowl.
- Gently scoop out eggplant flesh with spoon -- taking care not to break or tear skin.
- Chop the flesh coarsely and stir into couscous mixture.
- Scoop mixture into eggplant shells.
- Place stuffed eggplants into ungreased baking pan and drizzle with olive oil.
- Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, until hot.
eggplants, couscous, garbanzo beans, cherry tomatoes, plain yogurt, feta cheese, raisins, basil, salt, black pepper, nuts, olive oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/eggplants-stuffed-with-couscous-feta-goodness-206738 (may not work)