Description Edit

Zaalouk, or Eggplant salad, is an authentic Moroccan dish that mixes the complimenting tastes of Africa well. Delicious! This recipe serves 4.

Ingredients Edit

• 1 kg eggplant
• 500 g tomatoes
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 5 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon red pepper
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• salt
• pepper
• black olives
• preserved slice lemon

Directions Edit

1. Cook the eggplant, complete with skin, in salt water for 30 minutes.
2. Heat the oil in a pan.
3. Cut the tomatoes however you wish.
4. Add the red pepper, cumin, garlic, salt and lemon juice and cook them in the pan for about five minutes.
5. When the egg plant is almost cooked, drain any excess water off and add to the tomatoes.
6. Stir gently over a medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes.
7. Leave the mixture to cool before serving.