Eggplant Melidzanosalata Salad - Recipe With Photo Step By Step

A well-known dish of Greek cuisine, there is no unequivocal opinion about whether it is a salad or a sauce, but everyone who has tried it agrees on one thing - it's delicious!

Ingredients

Eggplant - 1 kg

Bulb onions - 1 pc.

Garlic - 1-2 cloves

Parsley - 5 g

Olive oil - 1 tablespoon

Lemon juice - 1-2 tablespoons

Salt to taste

Ground black pepper - to taste

Yogurt or sour cream - 1 tablespoon

• 35 kcal
• 1 hour
• 1 hour

Photo of the finished dish

Step by step recipe with photo

I am sure that many people will like this salad dressing, because it is prepared from the pulp of eggplant baked in the oven, with the addition of garlic, lemon juice and olive oil … mmm, believe me, it is very tasty.

And it will be especially tasty if you bake eggplants on a grill or over a fire … then this salad will acquire an incredible "smokiness" in taste!

Eggplant Melizanosalata salad is a dish that will not leave you indifferent, like almost all Greek dishes!

We will prepare all the products according to the list.

Wash the eggplants and make frequent punctures on their skin with a fork.

Put the eggplants on a baking sheet and send to the oven preheated to 190 degrees C for 30-35 minutes, until the eggplants are soft on the inside and brown on the outside.

Cut the finished eggplants lengthwise and take out the pulp with a spoon. Put the pulp in a bowl and crush a little with a fork so that the pieces become smaller. You can also puree the pulp in a blender, but we prefer the eggplant pieces to be felt in the salad.

Cut the onions into small cubes. We also chop the parsley finely.

Add vegetables to the eggplant bowl.

Pour in olive oil.

Add salt and black pepper.

We spread the Greek yogurt or sour cream.

We pass the garlic through a press and also add to the salad.

Mix the salad well and add lemon juice at the very end, adjusting the taste of the salad to your preferences.

Eggplant Melizanosalata in Crete is served with either fresh bread or hot pita.

Enjoy your meal!