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GREEK EGGPLANT BYZANTINE (MELITZANES VIZANTIOU)
Greek Eggplant Byzantine (Melitzanes Vizantiou)
We had this for supper last night. It is very good and I will be making it again. DH & I both enjoyed this. We've only been eating eggplant a couple of years so I'm always looking for new ways to fix ..
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PrintINGREDIENTS
- 1 large eggplant (aubergine), cut into 1/2-inch (1 cm) slices
- Salt
- Olive oil
- For the sauce:
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 cup (250 ml) tomato puree or tomato sauce
- 1 cup (250 ml) yogurt
- 1 cup (250 ml) water
- 1 tsp (5 ml) dried oregano, crushed
- Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
DIRECTIONS
Sprinkle the eggplant slices generously with salt and place in a
colander for 15 minutes. Rinse the eggplant and pat dry. Place the
eggplant slices on a greased baking sheet and brush generously with
olive oil. Place under a preheated broiler and broil until lightly
browned, about 5 minutes per side. Meanwhile, combine the ingredients
for the sauce in an electric blender or food processor and puree until
smooth. Layer half the eggplant slices in a greased baking dish and
spread half the sauce over them. Repeat with the remaining eggplant
and sauce and top with the grated cheese. Bake in a preheated 350F
(180C) oven until bubbling and lightly browned, about 45 minutes.
Serves 4 to 6 as a side dish, 2 to 3 as a main dish.
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We had this for supper last night. It is very good and I will be making it again. DH & I both enjoyed this. We've only been eating eggplant a couple of years so I'm always looking for new ways to fix them. I didn't have any yogurt so I used a combination of 1% fat cottage cheese and no fat cream cheese. I've seen recipes that say yogurt of cottage cheese. Decided I want it a bit creamier then just the cottage cheese and added the sour cream Worked great.
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