Eggplant salad with tomato and feta cheese
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This Italian dish is easy to make and is a flavourful recipe that makes good use of fresh vegetables and summer herbs. Roasted eggplant with a garlicky kick makes up a superb healthy salad with tomatoes and feta cheese. All those who run away from an eggplant will surely find this lip-smacking.
Serves | Preparation Time | Cooking Time |
4 People | 5 Minutes | 20 Minutes |
Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants, cut into thin slices.
- 2 tbsp (tablespoons) rosemary, minced.
- 3 clove garlic, crushed.
- 2 large tomatoes, sliced.
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil.
- 1 tbsp olive oil.
- 1 squeeze lemon juice.
- 4 tbsp low fat feta cheese cubes.
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
Step 1
Combine rosemary, two cloves garlic and olive oil in a bowl.
Step 2
Spread over eggplant slices.
Step 3
In a frying pan, roast eggplant for 15 – 20 minutes until just tender. Flip halfway through to brown both sides. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Step 4
On a plate, add the eggplant slice with the remaining ingredients.
Step 5
Garnish with basil leaves.
Step 6
Chill for 20 minutes, then serve. You can serve it at room temperature also.
Nutritional Information
Calories | 145 k cal | Saturated fatty acids | 1.16 g |
Monounsaturated fatty acids: | 5.04 g | Polyunsaturated fatty acids: | 1.00 g |
Total fat: | 7.20 g | Calories from fat: | 64 |
Cholesterol: | — | Carbohydrate, by difference: | 20.06 g |
Total dietary fiber: | 9.82 g | Protein: | 3.51 g |
Total lipid (fat) | 7.65 g | Water: | 319.34 g |
Ash | 2.27 g | Total sugars | 8.87 g |
Calcium | 58 mg | Iron | 1.41 mg |
Magnesium | 47 mg | Phosphorus: | 88 mg |
Potassium: | 792 mg | Sodium: | 11 mg |