Italian
One-Pan Meal with Roasted Eggplant, Tzatziki, Curly Endive and Fresh Anchovies
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A complete and healthy dish with roasted eggplant, tzatziki sauce, sautéed curly endive with anchovies, fresh anchovies and a guacamole sauce. Rich in fiber, healthy fats and protein.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
19 items- Eggplants2 medium
- Garlic2 cloves (one for eggplant, one for endive)
- Fresh Minta few leaves
- Apple Cider Vinegara splash
- Pasta di sesamo (Tahini)a bit
- Salt
- Cucumber1
- Greek Yogurt
- Lime Juicefrom 1 lime
- Indivia Riccia1 head
- Anchovies in Oil2-3
- Piennolo Tomatoesa handful
- Olives
- Fresh Anchovies8-10
- Avocado1 ripe
- Fresh Spring Oniongreen part only
- Fresh Chili Pepper(optional) — to taste
- Cilantro(optional) — optional, not used in the steps
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Method
- Prepare the eggplants: score them inside and roast in the oven or on the barbecue at 180°C for 30-45 minutes until soft.
- Scoop out the cooked eggplant flesh. Add a clove of garlic, mint leaves, a splash of apple cider vinegar, a bit of sesame paste (tahini), and salt. Mix to obtain a cream.
- Prepare the tzatziki: peel and grate the cucumber, squeeze out excess liquid. Mix with Greek yogurt, salt, and lime juice.
- Prepare the curly endive: in a pan, fry a garlic clove in oil, then remove it. Add anchovies in oil and dissolve them. Add the raw curly endive and sauté. Add piennolo tomatoes and olives.
- Cook the fresh anchovies: in a pan with oil, cook the anchovies skin side down. Turn off the heat and flip them to finish cooking with residual heat.
- Make the guacamole: mash avocado, add lime juice to prevent oxidation, salt, the green part of a spring onion, and fresh chili. Mix.
- Plate: arrange the anchovies, the curly endive with tomatoes and olives, the eggplant cream, the tzatziki, and the guacamole.
Chef Max Mariola
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