TANGY AUBERGINE SALAD

 
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Another great side dish to be enjoyed with a protein source (lean meat, poultry or oily fish) of your choice. Or, why not add some mackerel to this salad for a delicious lunch time meal.

Ingredients

  2 aubergines

One red onion, chopped

1 small bunch of parsley, chopped

1 orange or red pepper

1 red chill, deseeded and chopped

Seeds of ½ pomegranate

https://www.jamieoliver.com/videos/how-to-de-seed-a-pomegranate-jamie-s-1-minute-tips/ (how to deseed a pomegranate) 

Dressing:

Extra virgin olive oil

A splash of pomegranate molasses

Salt & pepper

Juice of 1 lemon

1 tsp cumin seeds 

Method 

Preheat oven to 180°C

Prick 2 aubergines with a fork, place on a baking tray and into the oven for about one hour. In the meantime, prepare the dressing

Once cooled, peel aubergine and remove stalk- then mash up the flesh into a large bowl

Add red onion, parsley, pepper, red chilli and pomegranate seeds

Pour dressing, mix through and enjoy!

Zara Syed