Roasted Aubergine Moutabel with Roubiliac & Thyme

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
A Passion for Cheese

By Paul Gayler

Published 1997

  • About

Moutabel is a Middle Eastern dish of puréed aubergine and tahini, also known as baba ghanoush. I find aubergines have a great affinity with cheese. In this dish, aubergine halves are stuffed with a moutabel-style filling and then topped with goat’s cheese and thyme. It is one of my favourite combinations. Serve on some salad leaves with a dressing of Middle Eastern flavours, such as a vinaigrette containing peeled, deseeded and finely diced tomato, chopped coriander and