Roasted Eggplant And Lentils Food

ROASTED EGGPLANT WITH GOAT CHEESE, LENTILS, AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Slice eggplants in half lengthwise. Score the eggplant flesh in a criss-cross pattern, being careful not to cut through the skin. Drizzle all over with olive oil, using your fingers to rub it into the flesh of the eggplant.
• Place eggplant halves flesh side up on baking tray. Pick off roughly 2 tablespoons of thyme leaves from the thyme bunch, and sprinkled evenly over the eggplant. Sprinkle with salt.
• Bake eggplants for 40-50 minutes, until golden brown and just beginning to char. Once out of the oven, allow eggplants to cool slightly before topping with remaining ingredients.
• While eggplants are cooking, assemble the rest of your ingredients. In a medium bowl, mix together lentils, parsley, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. Use the backside of a fork to crush the lentils, so that about half are mashed ever so slightly. The goal is to get the lentils to stick to each other so that they don't fall off of the eggplants later on. Set aside.
• Top your warm eggplants with a few spoonfuls of lentils. Crumble the goat cheese over the lentils, then finish with pine nuts and micro greens to garnish!

ROASTED EGGPLANT LENTIL SALAD (AUBERGINE SALAD)

Steps:

• Dressing - shake in a jar.

BLACK BEAN, LENTIL AND EGGPLANT CHILI

Steps:

• Put the black beans in a large bowl and cover with cold water; set aside to soak overnight, then drain.
• Combine the soaked black beans, 2 pasilla chiles, the bay leaves and half of the garlic in a large wide pot and add enough water to cover by 3 inches. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer until soft, about 1 1/2 hours; remove from the heat and set aside.
• Meanwhile, add the remaining 2 pasilla chiles and the cascabel and chipotle chiles to a food processor and pulse until finely chopped.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion, the chopped dried chiles and the cumin and saute until the chiles are soft, about 7 minutes. Add the remaining garlic and the poblano and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 more minutes. Add the eggplant, season with salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 8 minutes.
• Add the crushed and diced tomatoes, 4 cups water, the bouillon and green lentils to the pot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• Add the prepared black beans and their cooking liquid and simmer until the lentils are soft, about 30 more minutes. (The longer you let the chili simmer, the thicker it will get.) Season with salt and add the lime juice. Remove the whole pasilla chiles and bay leaves before serving.

ROASTED EGGPLANT AND LENTILS

Steps:

• On an oiled cookie sheet, roast the eggplant, onion, and bell pepper at 425 for about 30 minutes (turning at least once).
• Meanwhile, bring the vegetable broth (or water) to a boil. Add the seasonings, rice and lentils. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, until tender. It should still be a little soupy.
• Stir vegetables, rice and lentils, and olive oil together with 1 cup of mozzarella.
• Spread into 9x13 pan and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake at 425 for 30 minutes.

EGGPLANT AND LENTIL LASAGNE

Steps:

• Remove the stalk from the eggplant, then slice it lengthways into 1cm thick slices. Place a few slices in a colander which you have set over a large bowl. Scatter salt liberally over the slices, then keep on layering the slices using up the salt as you go. Allow the eggplant to release its juice over the next hour or so.
• While the eggplant is doing it's thing, start on your sauce. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy-based saucepan over medium heat and then sauté the onion and garlic for two minutes. when the onion starts to soften, add the celery and carrot, stir well to thoroughly coat in oil, and sauté for a further five minutes.
• Add the wine if you are using it (or half a cup of water if you are not) and allow the wine to bubble, stirring through the vegetables. When the wine has reduced by half, add the tomatoes, tomato paste, lentils, parsley and enough water to cover the contents by a further 2cm. Season with salt and pepper, add the sugar and stir well, then bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a slow simmer, cover the saucepan and simmer gently for an hour. From time to time, give the sauce a good stir - you may have to add another cup of water if it get's too dry. The lentils should become the consistency of cooked peas.
• Heat 3 tablespoons of oil in a large heavy-based frypan and add the rinsed and dried eggplant slices, a few at a time. Fry for about two minutes on each side until they start to turn golden brown and soften - drain on paper towel.
• To assemble: Preheat oven to 180°C Place a couple of large spoonfuls of lentils and sauce on the base of a large lasagne or gratin dish and smooth it out evenly. Place slices of eggplant over the top of the lentil mixture. Top with a layer of lasagne sheets. Continue layering and finish off with a layer of lasagne sheets.
• Top with warm béchamel sauce, then scatter grated parmesan over the top, or mozzarella, or tasty cheese if you prefer. Bake for 40 minutes until the lasagne sheets are cooked through and the top is golden and bubbling. If you need to, cover with a layer of foil to prevent the top colouring too much while the pasta cooks through.
• At this stage, you can allow it to cool to room temperature, then store it in the fridge, covered, for up three days. You can freeze it for up to one month. (Allow it to thaw before re-heating, covered in foil, for 45-50 minutes at 160°C).
• Remove from oven and let it sit on the bench top for ten minutes before slicing and serving.

EGGPLANT, LENTIL, AND BULGUR SALAD RECIPE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine the lentils, 3½ cups of water, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
• Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
• Stir in the bulgur and continue cooking for about 15 minutes, partially covered, stirring occasionally, until the lentils and bulgur are just done.
• Remove from the heat and let sit, partially covered, for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large nonstick frying pan, heat 3 tablespoons of the oil over moderate heat.
• Add the onion and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until translucent.
• Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil and the eggplant and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Stir in the tomato paste and the remaining 1½ cups of water and 1 teaspoon of salt.
• Bring to a simmer and cook for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the eggplant is very tender and no liquid remains in the pan.
• Remove the pan from the heat and stir the lentil mixture, Tabasco, scallions, and half the parsley into the eggplant.
• In a small bowl, combine the remaining parsley with the cucumber and tomato.
• Serve the lentils over the cucumber salad.

EGGPLANT, LENTILS, AND PEPPERS COOKED IN OLIVE OIL (TURKISH)

Steps:

• Put the green lentils in a pan of boiling water, stir and cover. Simmer in low heat for 15 minutes. Drain the water and set aside.
• Using a vegetable peeler, peel the aubergine/eggplant in zebra stripes. Then, cut the aubergine/eggplant in half lengthways and cut each half into medium slices. Spread them on a wide tray, sprinkle salt over and leave aside for 15 minutes. Using a paper towel, squeeze the excess water out of the aubergines/eggplants.
• Heat the 3 Tbsps of olive oil in a heavy pan and very lightly sauté the aubergine/eggplant slices for a minute or two. This will help aubergines/eggplants to soften up and start bringing out their lovely sweet flesh.
• In a large bowl, combine the partially cooked lentils, onion, garlic, bell peppers, chopped tomatoes, salt, dried mint, th rest of the olive oil, and the sugar. Season with ground black pepper, check the seasoning and add more salt if needed.
• In a wide heavy pan, place a layer of the aubergine/eggplant slices. Spread the half of the vegetable mixture over the aubergines/eggplants evenly. Place the remainder of the aubergine/eggplant slices over the top and spread the remaining vegetable mixture over also. Add the water, cover and cook on a medium to low heat for about 35 minutes.
• Once cooked, cover and cool the dish in the pan, this will allow the flavours to develop and blend well. Serve at room temperature with some crusty bread.
• Afiyet Olsun (means 'May you be happy and healthy with this food you eat").

EGGPLANT WITH LENTILS AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 475°. Remove pulp from eggplants; cut pulp from one eggplant into 1/4-inch cubes and discard the rest. Coat eggplant shells with cooking spray; sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt. On a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, place eggplant shells open side down. In a bowl, coat eggplant cubes with cooking spray and toss with 1/4 teaspoon salt; place in one layer on a second baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake eggplant shells and cubes until tender, 10 minutes. Remove eggplant; reduce oven to 350°. In a medium nonstick skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Cook onion, celery and carrot until soft, 5 minutes. Add garlic; cook, 1 minute. Add lentils, eggplant cubes, broth, vinegar, pepper and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt; reduce heat to simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Stir in chopped mint. Flip shells on baking sheet and stuff with lentil-eggplant mixture; cover with aluminum foil and bake until warm; 10 minutes. Top with cheese and mint leaves.