freekeh salad with smoky eggplant yoghurt
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Author:
Julia Busuttil Nishimura
Servings
4
The smoky eggplant yoghurt is the base of this salad and really ties everything together. Serve with some slow cooked lamb shoulder and warmed flat breads for a real feast. If you don’t have an open flame to grill the eggplants, roast them in a hot oven instead. If pomegranates are in season, scatter over the jewel-like seeds, otherwise barberries are a great choice, adding a little extra sweet and sour note to the salad.
Ingredients
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200g Mount Zero Cracked Freekeh
- 100g golden raisins
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Large handful each of coriander, parsley, and mint, chopped
- 50g pistachios, lightly toasted
- 1 tsp sumac
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1 tbsp cumin seeds, toasted
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2 tbsp white sesame seeds, toasted
- 1 shallot, finely sliced
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2 tbsp Mount Zero Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
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Mount Zero Pink Lake Salt, to taste
- 2 medium eggplants, around 600g
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200g natural/Greek yoghurt
- 1 clove garlic, finely grated
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1 tbsp Mount Zero Frantoio Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Juice of ½ a lemon
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Mount Zero Pink Lake Salt, to taste
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Handful of barberries or pomegranate seeds, to serve
Freekeh Salad
Smoky Eggplant Yoghurt
Directions
Smoky Eggplant Yoghurt
Grill the eggplants whole over an open flame until they begin to collapse and their skins are blackened, around 10 minutes.
Sit them in a sieve over a bowl and allow to drain. When cool enough to handle, peel away the skin and scoop out the flesh.
Blitz the flesh with the remaining ingredients in a food processor until smooth and creamy. Season to taste. Set aside.
Freekeh Salad
- Cook the freekeh in a pot of boiling water until tender, around 15 minutes. Drain and set aside to cool. Place in a bowl along with the remaining ingredients. Toss to combine and season to taste.
To Serve
- Spoon most of the eggplant yoghurt onto the base of a serving plate and tumble the salad on top. Scatter with some barberries or pomegranate seeds and serve with the remaining eggplant yoghurt.