[WATCH] Chermoula aubergines with bulgar wheat salad
North Africa and the Mediterranean collide in this flavourful stuffed aubergine recipe
Chermoula aubergines with bulgar wheat salad
Ingredients
- 2 large aubergines
Chermoula paste
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tbsp preserved lemons, peel only
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp chilli flakes
- 2 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- Olive oil
Bulgar wheat salad
- 150g bulgar wheat, cooked
- 50g currants
- 50g green olives, sliced
- Handful mint
- Handful coriander
- 50g almond flakes, toasted
- 2 spring onions, chopped
- 1 lemon, juice only
- Salt and pepper
- 1 tub Greek yoghurt
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- To make the chermoula paste, mix together the dry ingredients and add enough oil to make a liquidy paste and mix well.
- Cut the aubergine lengthways and score the fresh in diamond shapes without cutting through the skin.
- Cover the scored flesh with the chermoula paste and bake in the oven for 40 mins until the aubergine is tender.
- Just before the aubergines are ready make the bulgar wheat salad by mixing all the ingredients together aside from the Greek yoghurt and mix well.
- Season the Greek yoghurt with salt and pepper and a drizzle of olive oil.
- Top the aubergines with bulgar wheat salad and a dollop of Greek yoghurt dressing.
- Serve the aubergines warm or at room temperature.
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