Roasted Eggplant with Peppers
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- Canola oil, for rubbing
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt, plus more for sprinkling
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 small red onion
- 3 garlic cloves
- Fresh parsley, chopped
Preparation
- Preheat a grill or broiler. Rub 1 large eggplant with canola oil and kosher salt. Grill or broil it whole for about 20 minutes per side, or until soft and cooked through. Let cool. Meanwhile, mix 1½ teaspoons kosher salt and ¼ cup red wine vinegar in a medium bowl. Core, seed, and finely chop a red and a green bell pepper. Finely chop 1 small red onion. Thinly slice 3 garlic cloves. Add the vegetables to the bowl, mix well and marinate at room temperature for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours. Drain. Halve the eggplant, scoop out the flesh and chop it. Add to the bowl and mix well. Arrange on a plate and top with chopped fresh parsley.
- ROASTED EGGPLANT WITH PEPPERS is excerpted from ISRAELI SOUL © 2018 by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook. Photography © 2018 by Michael Persico. Reproduced by permission of Rux Martin Books/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Michael Solomonov
