Name: Roasted Cauliflower & Eggplant Appetizer (Zahra w Beitenjan Mashwi)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 2 eggplants, sliced into 1-inch thickness; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 head cauliflower, sliced into 1-inch thickness; 2 tbsp olive oil; ¾ tsp salt; ½ tsp black pepper; 1 red onion, quartered; 1 serrano pepper, sliced lengthwise; 2 sweet peppers, sliced lengthwise; 1 tbsp olive oil; ½ tsp salt and pepper; 3 serrano peppers, roughly chopped; 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped; ¼ cup lemon juice; ½ tsp salt; 1/3 cup olive oil; ½ cup tahini; 1/3 water; ¼ cup lemon juice; ¾ tsp salt; 4 cloves garlic, crushed; ¼ cup pomegranate seeds; 1 tbsp sumac; 2 tbsp olive oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Brush both sides of the eggplant with oil, and sprinkle salt and pepper. Brush both sides of the cauliflower with oil, and sprinkle salt and pepper.
Add the onions, serrano and sweet peppers to a dish, drizzle with oil and season with salt and pepper.
Arrange the eggplant and cauliflower in single layers on separate baking sheets. Bake the eggplant for 35 minutes, and the cauliflower for 40 minutes adding the onion and pepper to the cauliflower halfway baking. When done, transfer the roasted vegetables to a plate and let cool.
To make chili sauce, add serrano and garlic to a food processor and blitz until coarsely chopped. Add salt, lemon juice and drizzle olive oil while you blitz to emulsify. Set aside.
To make tahini sauce, whisk the tahini and water until thick paste forms. Add the salt, lemon juice and garlic and whisk until silky smooth.
Add some of the tahini to your serving platter, arrange the cauliflower, eggplants, peppers and onions. Drizzle with chili sauce and tahini. Sprinkle with the pomegranate seeds, fresh mint (optional), and sumac. Serve with warm pita bread.

Roasted Cauliflower & Eggplant Appetizer

(Zahra w Beitenjan Mashwi)

Roasted Cauliflower & Eggplant Appetizer (Zahra w Beitenjan Mashwi)

Ingredients

Instructions

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