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Side Dish · Tunisia Recipe

TUNISIAN EGGPLANT SALAD

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Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Eggplant
  • 1 lg Green bell pepper -- chopped
  • 1 Garlic clove -- crushed
  • 1/2 c Olive oil
  • 1/3 c Red wine vinegar
  • 1 t Dried oregano -- crushed
  • 1 t Salt
  • 1 cn Chunk-style tuna (12 1/2-oz)
  • - drained
  • 1 lg Tomato -- seeded and chopped
  • Crisp salad greens
  • 1/4 c Crumbled feta cheese

Directions

  1. Cut eggplant in 1-inch cubes. Steam over 1/2 cup
  2. boiling water 2 to 5 minutes until eggplant is tender.
  3. Drain. Arrange with green pepper in 2-quart shallow
  4. casserole. Combine garlic, oil, vinegar, oregano and
  5. salt in covered jar. Shake well. Pour over eggplant
  6. mixture. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour. Drain marinade
  7. and reserve for other use. Toss marinated vegetables
  8. with tuna and tomato. Spoon into salad bowl lined with
  9. crisp greens. Top with cheese.
Yield
4