Best Eggplant With Herbs And Yogurt Recipes

Eggplant with Yogurt and Dill image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 48m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 0

Steps:

Toss 1 pound chopped eggplant, 3 unpeeled shallots and 3 unpeeled garlic cloves with 1/4 cup olive oil, salt and pepper on a baking sheet. Roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes. Add some walnuts; bake for 8 more minutes. Cool slightly, then squeeze the shallots and garlic from their skins and chop; toss with the eggplant, nuts, 1/2 cup plain yogurt, fresh dill and salt and pepper.

Crispy Eggplant with Herbed Yogurt Sauce image

Provided by Seamus Mullen

Categories appetizer

Time 1h25m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pound baby eggplant, sliced in 1/2-inch rounds (substitution: Japanese eggplant)
3 cups whole milk
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup chickpea flour
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon dry yeast, bloomed in 1/2 cup of warm water
1 pinch saffron, bloomed in 1 quart water
6 cups canola oil
Herbed Yogurt Sauce, recipe follows
1 cup whole milk yogurt
1 lemon, zested
1/2 clove garlic, grated
1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint leaves

Steps:

Add eggplant slices to a large bowl and cover with milk.
In a large bowl, combine all-purpose flour and chickpea flour. In the center of the flour mixture, make a well and add the egg. Slowly pour in the bloomed yeast and saffron water while mixing with a wooden spoon to make a loose batter. Whisk to remove clumps and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside in a warm area for 45 minutes, or until the batter has risen in size.
Heat the oil to 475 degrees F.
Dip the eggplant, 1 slice at a time, in the batter and carefully add to the hot oil. Fry until the batter turns golden and begins to puff up. Remove slices to a plate lined with paper towels. Serve immediately with Herbed Yogurt Sauce for dipping.
Place the yogurt in a small bowl. Add the lemon zest, garlic, and mint, and gently fold to combine. Set aside.

Roasted-Eggplant Dip with Greek Yogurt image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Yield Makes 2 1/2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 medium eggplants (about 2 pounds)
1 small garlic clove, minced
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
1/2 cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)

Steps:

Using tongs, cook eggplants one at a time over the flame of a gas burner (or a grill), turning as skin chars and bubbles, until completely soft, about 15 minutes. (If eggplant doesn't soften, finish cooking on a baking sheet in a 375-degree oven.) Let stand until cool enough to handle, about 15 minutes. Peel off charred skin and discard. Coarsely chop the eggplants, and place in a colander to drain, about 1 hour. Finely chop, and transfer to a bowl.
Using a chef's knife, press flat side of blade back and forth across garlic and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt to make a paste. Mix into eggplant. Stir in oil. Mix in yogurt and lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper. (Dip can be refrigerated, for up to 1 day.) Drizzle with oil before serving.