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Eggplant and Tomato Pilaf

Cubes of salted, browned eggplant simmer with onion, tomato and herbs, and rice cooks right on top in the same pot. Serve it with plain yogurt.

  • YieldServes 6
  • Hands-on45 min
  • Total1 h 55 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 500 geggplants, oval
  • 1 tbspsalt, for salting
  • 85 mlolive oil
  • 1onion, large
  • 500 gtomatoes, peeled and chopped
  • 1½ tspsalt
  • to tastefreshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 2 tspfresh mint, chopped
  • 400 glong-grain white rice
  • 625 mllight stock

To serve

  • 200 gplain yogurt

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Celery
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Carrot
  • Parsley
  • Mint
  • Black and white pepper
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh

Texture

  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • One pot

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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