Eggplant Steak With Chickpeas
From Vegetarian Times [1] magazine
Ingredients
- Balsamic Marinade
1 Tbs. balsamic vinegar
1 Tbs. low-sodium tamari or soy sauce
2 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper
2 Tbs. olive oil
Eggplant Steaks
1 large eggplant, about 1 lb.
1 ½ cups chickpeas, drained
2 medium-sized red peppers, roasted, peeled, seeded and cubed, or 2 roasted red peppers from jar
¼ lb. feta cheese, cubed or crumbled
½ cup pitted black olives, preferably Greek or Moroccan
2 Tbs. chopped fresh oregano or Italian parsley
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 (6½-inch round) pita breads
4 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 bunch fresh oregano as garnish
Directions
- To make marinade, combine ingredients, slowly adding olive oil and stirring briskly to combine well. Set aside.
- Preheat grill or broiler.
- Cut eggplant lengthwise into four ½-inch-thick slices to resemble steaks. Brush “steaks” with marinade.
- Grill or broil eggplant for 2 minutes on each side, or until tender but not soft. Remove from heat and place 1 steak on each serving plate.
- Place chickpeas, red peppers, feta, black olives and oregano in small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper, and stir to combine well. Add some marinade and stir again.
- Toast or grill pita bread and cut into pie-shaped wedges and set aside.
- Spoon 1 or 2 scoops of pepper-olive mixture on eggplant steak with some mixture pooling onto plate.
- Sprinkle with balsamic vinegar, place several pita wedges on plate and garnish eggplant with several sprigs fresh oregano.
- Repeat with remaining ingredients until used up, making sure pepper-olive mixture spills over top of eggplant and onto plate. Serve immediately.
Serves 4.
Information
- Category
- Salads, Main Dishes
- Cuisine
- Mediterranean/Middle Eastern