Salad of Grilled Vegetables Provençale

Name: Salad of Grilled Vegetables Provençale
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 zucchini [courgettes], cut lengthwise into 1 cm-thick slices; 100 ml extra virgin olive oil; sea salt; 2 eggplants [aubergines], cut crosswise into 12 x 1 cm-thick slices; 100 ml olive oil or vegetable oil; 36 basil leaves [from about 1 large bunch]; 2 red peppers; 3 zucchini [courgettes], cut lengthwise into 1 cm-thick slices; 2 eggplants [aubergines], cut crosswise into 12 x 1 cm-thick slices; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 small fresh birds eye chilli, seeded and finely chopped; 20 ml Banyuls or best quality aged red-wine vinegar [such as Forum Cabernet vinegar], or to taste; 20 ml Banyuls or best quality aged red-wine vinegar [such as Forum Cabernet vinegar], or to taste; 20 ml Banyuls or best quality aged red-wine vinegar [such as Forum Cabernet vinegar], or to taste; 1 good handful mizuna or baby rocket leaves, washed and spin-dried; black olive tapenade, to serve; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 1 small clove garlic, any green shoot removed, finely chopped; 1 red onion, sliced into very thin rings; 3-4 Ox Heart or Roma tomatoes, cut into 1.5cm chunks; 3-4 Ox Heart or Roma tomatoes, cut into 1.5cm chunks; 1 good handful mizuna or baby rocket leaves, washed and spin-dried; 100 ml olive oil or vegetable oil; 1 litre water; 1 teaspoon white-wine vinegar; 6 eggs, at fridge temperature

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Serves
6

Difficulty
Complex

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Salades

By Damien Pignolet

Published 2010

About

I love making ratatouille and thought that its ingredients could make a delicious salad, albeit a seriously untraditional one. The blend of eggplant, zucchini, peppers and olives laced with tomatoes is so summery and appetising; add a soft poached egg and a touch of tapenade for a lovely entrée salad. Some of the ingredients are raw, providing a contrast to the grilled vegetables. Use a mandoline for ease in slicing the vegetables.

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Australian
Europe
Oceania
France
Australia
Starter
Main course
Lunch
Provence
Mediterranean
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

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