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olive oil onion cinnamon ground cumin ground allspice mint parsley pine nuts currants lemon juice eggplants Feta cheese lemon wedge extra parsley
Viewed: 39 - Published at: 9 years agoIngredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 500 g ground lamb (mince)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 cup chopped mint
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- 100 g pine nuts, toasted
- 1/4 cup currants
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 large eggplants, ends trimmed
- 100 g feta cheese
- lemon wedge, to serve
- extra parsley or mint, to serve
Method
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a pan and cook the onion until soft. Remove from pan.
- Heat the remaining oil and cook meat and spices until well browned-breaking the lumps up with a wooden spoon. This will take about 10 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the herbs, pine nuts, currants, lemon juice and onion, keep warm.
- Heat a chargrill pan until hot. Slice each eggplant lengthways into thin slices-you will need 12 slices in total.
- Brush the slices with oil and season with salt and pepper. Chargrill on both sides.
- Place a slice of eggplant on each plate and top with some of the lamb mixture, then a second eggplant slice. Repeat teo make a second layer.
- Crumble cheese over the stack and serve with lemon wedges and a sprinkle of parsley and or mint.
