Warm Eggplant, Tomato and Suluguni Salad
Roasted eggplant and bell pepper, golden suluguni, cherry tomatoes and salad leaves. Serve it right away, while the cheese is soft.
- Time
- 35 min
- Serving
- 412 kcal
- Ingredients
- ≈ $4.44
- Protein
- 16 g
Ingredients
- 1 Eggplant≈ $4.33 per kg 180 g
- 2 Bell peppers≈ $6.00 per kg 60 g
- 3 Suluguni cheesepack 300 g ≈ $6.00 50 g
- 4 Cherry tomatoespack 250 g ≈ $2.50 100 g
- 5 Salad mixpack 150 g ≈ $3.00 30 g
- 6 Walnutspack 150 g ≈ $4.00 10 g
- 7 Garlic≈ $10.00 per kg 2 g
- 8 Fresh basilpack 30 g ≈ $2.50 5 g
- 9 Olive oil 12 ml
- 10 Balsamic vinegar 6 ml
- 11 Salt 2 g
- 12 Ground black pepper to taste
Grey rows are pantry staples: salt, oil, spices. They are not counted in the serving price.
Method
Preheat oven to 425°F (220°C). Cut eggplant1 into 2 cm cubes and bell2 pepper into 1.5 cm strips. Toss with half the oil and a pinch of salt.
Spread vegetables in a single layer on a baking sheet and roast for 25 minutes, stirring once, until tender and edges are golden.
Slice Suluguni3 into 1 cm thick pieces. Pan-fry in a dry non-stick skillet over medium heat for 1–1.5 minutes per side until golden brown.
Halve cherry4 tomatoes. Whisk together remaining oil, balsamic vinegar, grated garlic7, salt, and pepper for the dressing.
Arrange salad5 greens on a plate, top with warm eggplant1, pepper, tomatoes, and cheese. Drizzle with dressing, sprinkle with chopped nuts, and garnish with basil leaves.
Tips
- Why it works
- Roast the eggplant at 220 °C in one layer, cut into 2 cm cubes. It browns instead of stewing in its own juice.
- Substitutions
- Use mozzarella or Adyghe cheese, 50 g, instead of suluguni. The walnuts can be skipped or swapped for pine nuts.
- Common mistakes
- The cheese turns rubbery when it stays in the pan longer than 2 minutes per side. Take it off as soon as a golden crust forms.
- Storing and reheating
- Eat it right away, while the cheese is soft. Cold suluguni firms up, so warm it for 20 seconds in the microwave.
- Serve with
- Serve with lavash or warm bread as a dinner without meat.
In short
- Marked healthy: the planner picks it more often for the goals “lose weight” and “eat well”.
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