Grilled Eggplant with Yogurt Sauce
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Everyday Food, July/August 2005
- Prep Time 25 minutes
- Total Time 25 minutes
- Yield Serves 4
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Ingredients
- 2 medium eggplants, (about 1 pound each)
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Coarse salt and ground pepper
- 1 medium cucumber, seeded, coarsely grated, and squeezed of excess moisture
- 1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- Lemon wedges, for serving (optional)
Directions
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Heat grill to medium-high. Halve eggplants lengthwise; slice off enough from skin side so halves lay flat. Brush both sides of eggplant halves with oil; season generously with salt and pepper. Grill until tender, 5 to 7 minutes per side.
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Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine cucumber, yogurt, parsley, and lemon juice; season with salt and pepper. Serve sauce with grilled eggplant and lemon wedges, if desired.
I was very clever and bought blueberry Greek Yogurt. That being said, I made this sauce with sour cream. It was very good, but perhaps a bit too much lemon (I used the juice from a rather small lemon, so ~2T. My family thought the sauce would lend itself well to a bit of dill weed as well.