Zaalouk Eggplant Caviar
4 servings
40 minutes
Zaalouk is a Moroccan eggplant salad, similar in meaning to eggplant caviar. It is also prepared in Arab countries. Unlike eggplant caviar, there are no onions or carrots here - only eggplants and tomatoes, as well as cilantro, cumin and paprika. So the taste of the eggplants is not interrupted by anything, and the tomatoes only emphasize it.
1
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
2
Peel the eggplants with a vegetable peeler or knife in vertical strips. This way they will mash better, but the remaining skin will provide the necessary flavor.
- Eggplants: 2 pieces
3
Cut the eggplants into large cubes.
- Eggplants: 2 pieces
4
Cut the tomatoes into the same cubes.
- Tomatoes: 500 g
5
Chop the garlic.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
6
Pour olive oil into the heated pan.
- Olive oil: 30 ml
7
Add vegetables, garlic, and spices, cover with a lid, and cook on low heat for 25 minutes.
- Garlic: 2 cloves
- Paprika: 1 teaspoon
- Ground cumin (zira): 1 teaspoon
- Salt: 1 teaspoon
8
Remove the lid, mash the vegetables with a spatula until smooth puree, evaporate excess liquid and remove from heat.
9
Add lemon juice to taste and chopped cilantro, mix well.
- Lemon juice: to taste
- Coriander: 10 g
10
It can be served hot or cold.