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Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto

Name: Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto
Prep time: 42 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 56 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 700 g cauliflower; 500 g egg-plant or aubergine; 1 shallot; 4 tablespoons olive oil; 150 g greek pesto; Parsley; Salt; Pepper

Mediterranean flavors for this recipe where cauliflower and purple eggplant are bound together with a Greek-style "pesto".

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Duration

60 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: September 4^th 2022

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 700 g cauliflower
2 500 g egg-plant or aubergine
3 1 shallot
4 4 tablespoons olive oil
5 150 g greek pesto
6 Parsley
7 Salt
8 Pepper
Total weight: 1,435 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

45 min.

Cooking

15 min.

All in all

60 min.

Preparation 45 min.

Cooking 15 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 30 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 1

Prepare 700 g cauliflower, then cook it in boiling salted water until tender.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 2 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 2

Drain and set aside.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 5 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 3

Wash, dry and cut into slices, about 1 cm (0.5 inch) thick, 500 g egg-plant or aubergine.

These are purple eggplants, but if you don't have any, use regular eggplants, not too big in this case.

Set aside.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 4

Prepare 1 shallot.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 5

In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour 4 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot, add the shallot.

Add salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute without browning.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 6

Add the eggplant and mix well.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 10 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 7

Grill them to your liking, stirring occasionally.

Stage 8 - ⌛ 1 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 8

Add the cauliflower.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 3 min.

Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto : Stage 9

Then add 150 g greek pesto, mix well and let it warm up.

Just before serving, add the chopped parsley.

Remarks

It may be tempting at step 7 to add more oil as the eggplant absorbs a lot of it, but it is not necessary.

You can add a squeeze of lemon juice before serving.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the refrigerator, protected by a stretch film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=9 %	7 g RDI=3 %	20 g RDI=28 %	96 kcal RDI=5 %	404 kJ RDI=5 %
Per person	21 g RDI=33 %	26 g RDI=10 %	72 g RDI=100 %	345 kcal RDI=17 %	1,448 kJ RDI=17 %
Whole recipe	86 g RDI=134 %	106 g RDI=40 %	291 g RDI=399 %	1,383 kcal RDI=69 %	5,793 kJ RDI=69 %