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GRIDDLED AUBERGINES WITH FETA, MINT AND CHILLI

GRIDDLED AUBERGINES WITH FETA, MINT AND CHILLI

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Makes: 20 rolls

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  • Gluten Free
  • Nigella Recipe
  • Vegetarian

You can griddle these aubergines, grill them or just blitz them in the heat of the barbecue: I really don't care. The point is this: once your slices of aubergine are cooked, you pile up one short end with lemon-soused crumbled feta, chopped red chilli and fresh mint and roll the whole thing up; it's really more of an assembly job than cooking.

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Ingredients

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  • 2 large aubergines (each cut thinly lengthwise into about 10 slices)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 250 grams feta cheese
  • 1 large red chilli (finely chopped & deseeded or not depending how hot you require it)
  • 1 bunch fresh mint (finely chopped - save some for sprinkling over)
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • black pepper
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Method

  1. Preheat the barbecue or griddle to a high heat.
  2. Brush both sides of the aubergine slices with the oil, and cook them for about 2 minutes each side until golden and tender.
  3. Crumble the feta into a bowl and stir in the chilli, mint and lemon juice and grind in some black pepper. You don't need salt, as the feta is salty enough. Pile the end third of each warm aubergine slice with a heaped teaspoon of the feta mixture and roll each slice up as you go to form a soft, stuffed bundle.
  4. Place join side down on a plate, and sprinkle with a little more mint.

Additional information - for vegetarians check the feta is a brand that doesn't contain animal rennet.

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  • Just tried it for the first time and everybody loved it! The recipe is simple, quick and easy to prepare, but the result is absolutely delicious!

    Posted by yrma on 25th Apr 2012 at 20.54