Brinjal, Tomato & Cucumber Salad

Name: Brinjal, Tomato & Cucumber Salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ¼ cup olive oil; 1 medium brinjal, sliced into rounds ±0.5cm thick; 1 large tomato, sliced; ¼ cucumber, sliced; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1 clove garlic, chopped; juice of ½ lemon; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar; 3 Tbsp Greek yoghurt; salt and pepper to taste; sprigs of fresh parsley for garnishing

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

All Sorts of Healthy Dishes

By Chantal Lascaris

Published 2017

About

WHAT A DELIGHT FOR THE TASTE BUDS: COOL CUCUMBER CONTRASTING WITH EARTHY BRINJAL, ALL BALANCED WITH THE SWEETNESS OF THE TOMATOES. AND THE HEALTH BENEFITS ARE THERE TOO. BRINJALS ARE RICH IN BIOFLAVONOIDS, WHICH IT’S CLAIMED MAY PREVENT STROKES. CUMIN IS A GREAT AID FOR THE DIGESTION AND IS KNOWN TO IMPROVE IMMUNITY.

Ingredients

¼ cup olive oil
1 medium brinjal, sliced into rounds ±0.5cm thick
1 large tomato, sli

Starter
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Brush a touch of olive oil over the brinjal slices, then grill in a preheated griddle pan, turning once.
Combine the tomato, cucumber, onion and brinjal slices in a bowl (if you think the tomato and brinjal slices are too large, halve them again).
Mix together the remaining olive oil, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, vinegar and yoghurt. Season with salt a