Eggplant

IMA (A recipe from Tiky’s Mother, Najiba Aviva.)

A) EGGPLANT SALAD IN LEMON

+ Roast eggplant on the grill and let it cool. Peel the skin off and mash the inside of the eggplant. 

+ Grill red bell pepper and let it cool, then cut it into small squares. 

Add:

Garlic 

Olive oil

Salt

Lemon juice

Hot red pepper (Chuma pepper) 

(aka red chili paste made from garlic, cumin, caraway, sugar, lemon, paprika, aleppo pepper, olive oil, salt, coffee and smokey red chilies)

Mix all together and add spices as needed.

B) EGGPLANT WITH MAYONNAISE

Roast eggplant on the grill. Cool. Peel. Mash insides.

Add:

Mayonnaise

Salt + Olive oil (a little bit)

Lemon juice