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- **Posted:** 2025-08-20T11:29:23.000+00:00

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✨ Roasted Eggplant Mezze Duo ✨

Smoky, tangy, and creamy — this roasted eggplant dip is served two ways, a classic starter in Arab & Middle Eastern cuisines. Perfect with warm pita or any bread of your choice 🫓

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📝 Ingredients
	•	2 eggplants, halved & scored with knife
	•	2 green chilies
	•	1 red pepper
	•	6–8 garlic cloves, peeled
	•	Olive oil, for drizzling
	•	Salt & black pepper, to taste
	•	Juice of 1 lemon
	•	Fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped
	•	3–4 tbsp Greek yogurt
	•	2 tbsp tahini
	•	1–2 tsp sumac
	•	2–3 tbsp pomegranate molasses
	•	Olive oil (extra, for finishing)

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👩‍🍳 Instructions
	1.	Place eggplants, chilies, red pepper, and garlic in a baking tray. Drizzle generously with olive oil, season with salt and pepper.
	2.	Roast at 190°C / 375°F for 25–30 minutes, until the eggplants are soft and the skins are charred.
	3.	Scoop out the eggplant flesh, peel the chilies, and mash the garlic. Chop everything together into a chunky paste.
	4.	Add fresh coriander and a squeeze of lemon juice.
	5.	Divide the mixture into two portions:
	•	Creamy version: Stir in Greek yogurt and tahini.
	•	Tangy version: Sprinkle with sumac.
	6.	Arrange both dips side by side on a platter. Drizzle with pomegranate molasses and olive oil.

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✨ Serve as mezze starters with pita or any bread you love.

#meze #mezesiparişi #middleeasterncuisine #arabicfood #starter #saladrecipe

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