Chef Rafih Benjelloun shares his recipe for Moroccan eggplant salad with Sara.
Recipe courtesy of Robert Irvine

Eggplant Salad

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  • Level: Easy
  • Total: 1 hr 25 min
  • Prep: 35 min
  • Inactive: 40 min
  • Cook: 10 min
  • Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a large bowl add the eggplant and milk. Let soak about 30 minutes, then strain and set aside. Whisk the eggs together in a medium glass bowl and place cornmeal on a flat sheet tray. Toss the drained eggplant into the egg until evenly coated. Remove with a slotted spoon and allow any excess to drip back into the bowl. Drop the eggplant into the cornmeal and toss to coat well. Remove from the cornmeal, place in a shallow bowl and refrigerate until needed.
  2. Mix the 1/3 cup olive oil, rice wine vinegar, and mustard in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper
  3. In a large bowl, toss all the salad ingredients together including the torn mint and drizzle with the dressing.
  4. Heat the oil in a deep-fryer or a large saute pan, to 350 degrees F. In batches, if necessary, fry the eggplant until crispy and golden brown. Remove from fryer with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Place salad in serving plates and top each serving with eggplant.