Eggplant Tomato Salad
From: AllRecipes
This is delicious with or
without bread and good served
warm or cold. It can be used as a side dish or
just as
something different to acompany a meal. Enjoy!
Prep Time:
approx. 20 Minutes. Cook Time: approx. 1 Hour .
Ready in:
approx. 1 Hour 20 Minutes. Makes 4 to 6
servings.
| 1
green bell pepper 1 large red bell pepper 7 tomatoes 1 eggplant 4 cloves crushed garlic |
1/4
cup extra virgin olive oil 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper |
Directions
1 Roast peppers on stove burners, or under oven broiler
until skin turns evenly black. Immediately
place in a
plastic bag and let cool.
2 Prepare the tomatoes by cutting an X on the bottom of
each and boil in water for 1 minute, plunge
into a cold
water bath and let cool.
3 Cut the eggplant into small strips and saute in oil
until eggplant begins to brown. About 6 to 8
minutes. Once
the eggplant is soft, add garlic.
4 Rinse the peppers under cold water and remove the burnt
skin (just the ash). Open the peppers and
remove seeds.
Cut into small strips and add to eggplant. Peel
cooled
tomatoes, chop and add to eggplant mixture. Add
tomato paste,
salt, pepper and cayenne. Bring to boil, reduce
heat and
simmer for 30 minutes.