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This stuffed eggplant is bursting with Middle Eastern spices and flavours and ticks all the boxes when you want to create a delicious and healthy family meal. There are a multitude of textures and colours to get your 5+-a-day serves of vegetables.
1 In a small bowl, combine spices.
2 Preheat oven to 200°C and line a baking tray. Slice eggplants in half lengthwise and score the flesh in criss-cross patterns. On lined tray place eggplant, spray with olive oil and sprinkle with half of the spice mix. Bake for 20-25 minutes while you prepare the filling.
3 In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium-high. Add onion, remaining spice mix, garlic and mince and cook until mince is browned, about 10 minutes. Add cherry tomatoes and cooked rice and cook, stirring often, for another 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add spinach. Stir to combine spinach and mince and set aside.
4 In a bowl, combine tahini sauce ingredients. Set aside until ready to serve. (Thin the sauce with a tablespoon or two of water if desired).
5 Remove eggplant halves from oven and scoop out the majority of the flesh. Stir into the mince mixture then divide between the eggplant shells. Place back in the oven for 5 minutes.
6 Serve stuffed eggplants on a bed of mesclun and drizzle over tahini sauce. Garnish with pomegranate seeds and mint.
Make it gluten free: Check ground spices and tahini are gluten free.
Make it vegan: Use No Meat Mince or Fry’s Meat Free Mince. Replace yoghurt with plain coconut or soy yoghurt.
NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.
Calories 507 cal
Kilojoules 2120 kJ
Total fat 21 g
Saturated fat 4 g
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