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Eggplant with Yogurt and Pine Nuts

Browned eggplant simmered with onion, plum tomatoes and a pinch of chile, crowned with toasted pine nuts and a garlicky cumin yogurt. Good hot, warm or at room temperature.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on40 min
  • Total40 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Eggplant

  • 40 gpine nuts, about 1/3 cup

Yogurt sauce

  • 250 gplain yogurt, about 1 cup
  • 3 clovesgarlic, large, minced; 2 for the sauce, 1 for the vegetables
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1 tbsplemon juice

Eggplant

  • 120 mlextra virgin olive oil, about 1/2 cup
  • 1eggplant, medium, cut into 4 cm chunks
  • 1onion, medium, chopped
  • 6plum tomatoes, large, cut into chunks
  • ¼ tspred pepper flakes
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Pescatarian
  • Kosher-style

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Pine nut
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Chili peppers
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Summer

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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