Grilled Eggplant Salad in Yogurt

Day 4 of the 30 Day Tasty Vegetable Challenge

Today's recipe is courtesy of LittleStomaks.com, a great website offering science driven information about nutrition for young children. They offered to share one of their vegetable recipes from their Simple Recipes collection with me. I encourage you to visit their site for even more tasty ideas. I chose the following recipe because it sounded like something I would really enjoy. I haven't tried it yet, but it's definitely on my list of things to make in the future.

Grilled Eggplant Salad in Yogurt

This eggplant recipe is similar to babaganoush, but with a little twist! It is prepared in yogurt instead of tahini. Serve it chilled as a side dish with grilled fish and rice – you will love it!

5-6 small Asian/Indian eggplants

1  cup plain yogurt

1 clove garlic, minced

2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2-3 tbsp finely chopped fresh cilantro

salt, pepper to taste

• Cut small slits in the eggplants and lightly brush each with olive oil. Place eggplants in a stainless steel wire grilling pan and grill over medium high heat, turning gently once in a while until the skin is dark and partially charred.
• Remove eggplants from the grill and let them cool for a few minutes. Peel off the skin and collect the flesh in a bowl. 
• Cut in smaller pieces and then puree in a food processor. 
• Transfer to a bowl and m
  ix with plain yogurt until smooth and homogeneous. Add garlic, salt and pepper.  Garnish with chopped cilantro. 
• Chill in a refrigerator before serving.

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