Crispy aubergine schnitzel with sesame dip

AUTHOR
Pat Ware
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 2
COOK TIME
75 mins
TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 2 Aubergines (approx. 750 g)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp Sugar
  • 1 small chili pepper
  • 250 g Whole milk yoghurt
  • 3 TABLESPOONS Tahin (sesame paste; glass; in supermarket and Turkish grocery store)
  • 1 Garlic clove
  • 1/2-1 TEASPOON Lemon juice
  • 1 red onion
  • 3 Mini roman salads
  • 1 TABLESPOON Balsamic vinegar
  • 4-5 Tbsp + some olive oil
  • 2-3 stem(s) Sage
  • 100 g Flour
  • 1 TEASPOON Sesame

Directions

  1. 1

    Clean and wash the aubergines and cut them diagonally into slices about 1 cm thick. Sprinkle with salt and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

  2. 2

    Clean the chilli, cut lengthwise, remove seeds, wash and finely chop. Mix with yoghurt and tahini. Peel garlic and press it in. Season with salt and lemon juice.

  3. 3

    Peel onion and cut into thin rings. Clean, wash, spin dry and pluck the salad into large pieces. Mix vinegar, salt, pepper and 1 pinch of sugar. Fold in 1 tablespoon of oil.

  4. 4

    Mix with onions and salad.

  5. 5

    Wash the sage, shake dry and pluck off the leaves. Put the flour on a flat plate. Roast the sesame seeds in a large pan and take them out.

  6. 6

    Heat 3-4 tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. Turn aubergine slices in flour one after the other and fry them in portions in the hot oil for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown. Fry the sage briefly. Drain both on kitchen paper.

  7. 7

    Drizzle some oil over the sesame dip. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Arrange aubergine slices with dip and salad.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
320 kcal
CARBS
27 g
FATS
18 g
PROTEINS
11 g

Categories & Tags

AppetizerVegetables