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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".

33 K 5/5 (1 reviews)

60 min.

Easy

6.00 €

4 people

8 Ingredients

Last modified on: September 4^th 2022

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.

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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.

Nutritional information

	Proteins (gr)	Carbohydrates (gr)	Fats (gr)	Energy value (in k-calories)	Energy value (in k-joules)
Whole recipe	90 RDI=30 %	110 RDI=7 %	290 RDI=30 %	1,380 RDI=50 %	5,790 RDI: 50 %
Per 100 g	6 RDI=2 %	7 RDI=1 %	20 RDI=2 %	100 RDI=4 %	400 RDI: 4 %
Per person	20 RDI=6 %	30 RDI=2 %	70 RDI=8 %	350 RDI=10 %	1,450 RDI: 10 %

Possible allergens in this recipe: milk

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 6.00 €
Per person : 1.50 €

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