Cauliflower and purple eggplant with Greek pesto
Mediterranean flavors for this recipe where cauliflower and purple eggplant are bound together with a Greek-style "pesto".
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Last modified on: September 4th 2022
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1 litre 400 ml cauliflower
1 litre egg-plant or aubergine
2 
8 tablespoons 
300 ml 
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 42 min. | 14 min. | 56 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 30 min.
Prepare 1 litre 400 ml cauliflower, then cook it in boiling salted water until tender.
Stage 2 - 2 min.
Drain and set aside.
Stage 3 - 5 min.
Wash, dry and cut into slices, about 1 cm (0.5 inch) thick, 1 litre 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.
These are purple eggplants, but if you don't have any, use regular eggplants, not too big in this case.
Set aside.
Stage 5 - 1 min.
In a large saucepan over medium heat, pour 8 tablespoons olive oil and when it is hot, add the shallot.
Add salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute without browning.
Add salt and pepper and cook for 1 minute without browning.
Stage 6 - 1 min.
Add the eggplant and mix well.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Grill them to your liking, stirring occasionally.
Stage 8 - 1 min.
Add the cauliflower.
Stage 9 - 3 min.
Then add 300 ml Greek Pesto, mix well and let it warm up.
Just before serving, add the chopped parsley.
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.
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
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,904 Kcal or 7,972 Kj | 69 gr | 130 gr | 219 gr |
| 95 % | 26 % | 12 % | 33 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 66 Kcal or 276 Kj | 2 gr | 5 gr | 8 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 238 Kcal or 996 Kj | 9 gr | 16 gr | 27 gr |
| 12 % | 3 % | 2 % | 4 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 8 people : 11.97 €
- Per person : 1.50 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Cauliflower: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: How to prepare cauliflower, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Cauliflower coconut curry, Roasted Cauliflower, Auvergne gratin, ... All |
 | Egg-plant or aubergine: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Ratatouille, Vegetable tian, Moussaka, Madras rice, Two-cheese vegetable gratin, ... All |
 | Greek Pesto: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Kalamata Salad, Sautéed green vegetables, Pan-fried fish fillets, braised cabbage with Noilly Prat, Scallops au gratin, Quick prawn curry, ... All |
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