Roasted eggplant mixed with feta cheese, minced garlic, tahini, fresh lemon juice, olive oil, honey, salt and pepper. Serve with chopped fresh vegetables, crackers, or pita wedges.
Ingredients -
1 Roasted Eggplant, skin removed
6 ounces Plain or Marinated Feta Cheese
1 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 teaspoon Tahini
2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
2 tablespoons Olive Oil
1 teaspoon Honey
Salt and Black Pepper, to taste
Preparation:
1. Add all of the ingredients to a blender or food processor and blend until smooth.
2. Taste for seasoning and adjust the salt and pepper as desired.
3. Serve the mixture drizzled with olive oil.
Eggplant Recipe Tip -
Thiamin in Eggplant
Eggplant is a good source of thiamin. Thiamin is used to treat or prevent heart conditions such as congestive heart failure. Other benefits of thiamin include improved memory
and slowing of the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. It also helps increase appetite, aids in the digestive process and prevents cataracts. Thiamin is a powerful antioxidant that fights free radicals and slows the aging process.
Eggplant Recipe Tip -
Feta Cheese
Feta cheese is a semi-hard white colored cheese sold in small blocks. True feta cheese from Greece is prepared from sheep’s milk or a combination of sheep and goat’s
milk. Feta has a mild, slight salty flavor.
