Eggplant Caviar

A classic, simple, and delicious Greek spread, Melintzanosalata can also be used as a sauce for steamed potatoes and other vegetables. Alas, the version tourists taste in the tavernas is a mixture of mayonnaise with a little eggplant mixed in—it has very little to do with the real thing.

I’m not exaggerating by saying that every Greek cook has his or her own version of melintzanosalata. The best is found in the small ouzeries in northern Greece. It often contains nothi