
Roasted Eggplant Lentil Salad (Aubergine Salad)
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Roasted eggplant and lentils dressed in a tangy vinaigrette with fresh herbs and topped with feta cheese. Plump, juicy eggplant with caramelized edges served warm or chilled.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 4- 1 cup dried green or brown lentils ((or French/puy) (Note 1 for canned))
- 1 cup vegetable or chicken broth ((or water + 1 bouillon cube, crumbled))
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 large garlic clove (, smashed, skin removed (Note 2))
- Lemon peel ((about 1.5 x 5 cm / 3/4 x 2"))
- 1 bay leaf (, dry or fresh)
- 2 sprigs thyme (, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
- 1 rib celery (, broken into 3 or 4 pieces (or just a handful of celery leaves, can skip))
- 700g / 1.4 lb eggplant / aubergine ((2 medium))
- 2 1/2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp EACH salt and pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice ((or cider vinegar, white or red wine vinegar))
- 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 garlic clove (, minced using garlic press)
- 1 tsp thyme leaves (, fresh (or 1/2 ts dried - can omit, or other herbs, Note 3))
- 1 tsp sugar (, optional)
- 1/2 tsp EACH salt + black pepper
- 250g/ 8 oz cherry tomatoes (, halved (large quartered))
- 2 handfuls rocket / arugula lettuce (, torn into 5cm/2" pieces)
- 60g/ 2 oz feta (, crumbled (or more!))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 1485M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 24h 30m
- Sodium
- 811mg
- Total sugar
- 10g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 949mg
- Calcium
- 143mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 811MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.
