Editors' Pick
Mezze Breakfast Plate
photo by Random Rachel
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
4 mezze plates
- Serves:
- 4
ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons mint leaves, chopped
- 200 g low-fat ricotta cheese
- 4 eggs
- 6 baby roma tomatoes, halved (can use cherry tomatoes or tomato wedges)
- 2 small long cucumbers, halved lengthways, Lebanese cucumbers are perfect
- 1⁄2 cup mixed olive
- 1 tablespoon za'atar spice mix or 1 tablespoon sumac
- 100 g reduced-fat feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons honey
- extra virgin olive oil, for presentation to drizzle
- extra mint leaf (to garnish)
directions
- Preheat a chargrill pan or bbq plate to medium-high heat.
- Cut eggplant lenghways into 8 think slices, then lightly brush each side with olive oil.
- Grill eggplant for 2 minutes each side or until charred. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Stir the chopped mint into the ricotta and season with salt and pepper.
- Spread a heaped tablespoon of the ricotta mix at the end of each slice of grilled eggplant and roll up to enclose. Repeat with remaining eggplant slices. Set aside.
- Place the eggs in a pan, cover with hot water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium simmer for 5-6 minutes for soft boiled. Remove the eggs from the hot water and plunge them into iced water. Peel then halve the eggs.
- To serve - 4 plates will each have two eggplant rolls, an egg, olives and a salad of cucumber, tomatoes and feta cheese. Drizzle the plate with honey and olive oil. Sprinkle the eggs with sumac or zaatar. . Garnish with a sprig of mint.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jubes
Australia
Aussie Mum - gluten-free