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Recipe by Chaya Lallunk

Eggplant with Cheese Filling

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Eggplant with Cheese Filling
Dairy Dairy
Easy Easy
8 Servings
Allergens

Contains

- Dairy - Tree nuts
40 Minutes
Diets
- Vegetarian - Pescatarian - Gluten Free - Low Carb - No Refined Sugar - Keto

Another luscious Middle-Eastern dish, try this for a change of pace from your usual dinner options or as a great Melaveh Malkah choice.

Ingredients

For the Eggplant

  • 2 large eggplants, unpeeled

  • oil, for frying

  • 1 large onion, diced

  • 14 ounces (400 grams) feta cheese

  • Haddar Kosher Salt, to taste

  • freshly ground Gefen Black Pepper

  • handful of fresh parsley, finely chopped, plus more for garnish

  • handful of pine nuts

  • 7 ounces (200 grams) mozzarella cheese, shredded

For the Lemon-Yogurt Sauce

  • 1 whole lemon

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced or 2 cubes Gefen Frozen Garlic

  • 8 ounces (250 grams) plain yogurt

Directions

Prepare the Eggplant

1.

Cut eggplants in half lengthwise (including stem). Cut a thin slice off the uncut side of each eggplant half so it will lie flat. Make crisscross cuts on the opposite (cut) side.

2.

Heat 1 inch (2–3 cm) of oil in a wide frying pan. Fry the eggplant halves on both sides until soft. Cool. Use a spoon to scoop out insides and put them into a bowl.

3.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit (180 degrees Celsius). 

4.

Crumble the feta cheese in a separate bowl, then add to eggplant mixture. Season with kosher salt and pepper. Add the parsley and pine nuts to the mixture together and mix well. 

5.

Fill the eggplant halves with the cheese mixture and arrange in a baking dish. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and bake until golden. Garnish with fresh parsley.

6.

Meanwhile, sauté the onion and add to eggplant in bowl. Mash with a fork.

Prepare the Sauce

1.

Squeeze the lemon into a bowl. Add minced garlic and mix together well.

2.

Add yogurt and mix until it’s the texture of milk. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve alongside the stuffed eggplant.

Recipe tags

cheesy dairy dinners family dinners feta cheese gluten free kosher keto kosher Middle Eastern food melava malka Middle Eastern cuisine Middle Eastern food pine nuts stuffed eggplant yogurt sauce
Eggplant with Cheese Filling

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