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Minted Fresh Peas Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 1 ts Ground cumin
  • 1 tb Olive oil
  • 2 lg Eggplants
  • 1/2 ts Ground cumin
  • 1 Garlic clove, crushed
  • Black pepper
  • 1 tb Salt
  • 4 tb Freshly sliced mint
  • 5 oz Yogurt
  • 1 Juice of lemon
  • 4 tb Freshly sliced mint

Directions
  • Step #1 Cut eggplants into 1 cm thick slices & layer them in a colander with the salt.
  • Step #2 Let them drain for 30 mins.
  • Step #3 Wash them under cold water & dry them on paper towels.
  • Step #4 Beat together oil, mint, cumin, lemon juice, garlic & pepper.
  • Step #5 Beat together, separately, the yogurt, mint & cumin.
  • Step #6 Heat the grill to high.
  • Step #7 Lay the eggplant slices on the hot rack & brush them with half the lemon mixture.
  • Step #8 Grill them until they begin to brown.
  • Step #9 This will take about 2 mins.
  • Step #10 Turn over, brush with the rest of the lemon mixture & brown.
  • Step #11 Serve grilled eggplants hot with the sauce separately as an appetizer.
  • Step #12 Or place the eggplant on a large platter & spoon the sauce over the top & serve as a vegetable accompaniment for middle eastern dishes.
  • Step #13 Gail Duff, "A Book of Herbs & Spices".
  • Enjoy the MINTED FRESH PEAS recipe

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