Flatbreads With Eggplant - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup couscous
    4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus additional, for grilling vegetables
    1 None eggplant, sliced crosswise
    2 None zucchini, sliced into long thin strips
    6 None plum tomatoes, halved croswise
    None None Sugar, for sprinkling
    1 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley
    1 cup chopped mint
    3 None green onions, finely chopped
    3 tbsp lemon juice
    None None Freshly ground black pepper to taste
    None None Flatbreads or flour tortillas
Preparation
    Pour 1 cup boiling water over couscous in a large heatproof bowl. Let stand for 10 mins. Fluff with a fork. Stir in 1/2 tsp salt and 1 tbsp of the olive oil. Cover and set aside to cool
    Brush eggplant rounds with olive oil. Cook in a hot grill pan on high heat until deep golden-brown on both sides. Transfer to a plate and sprinkle with salt. Toss zucchini strips with a little oil and cook until lightly browned. Transfer to the plate and sprinkle with salt.
    Meanwhile, drain tomatoes, cut-side down, while grilling vegetables. Dab with paper towels then brush with oil and sprinkle with a little sugar. Cook in oiled grill pan until charred on both sides. Transfer to the plate.
    Mix parsley, mint, green onions, lemon juice, freshly ground black pepper to taste and 3 tbsp virgin olive oil with couscous. Layer flatbreads with couscous salad, eggplant, zucchini and tomatoes. Roll up and serve.

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