Preparation info
  • Serves

    4-6

    as a dip
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Tinned Tomatoes Cookbook: 100 everyday recipes using the most versatile ingredient in your kitchen

By Samuel Goldsmith

Published 2024

  • About

Originating in Morocco, zaalouk is a popular salad, although we recognise it as more of a dip. With aubergines (eggplants) at its heart, it’s full of flavour.

Ingredients

  • 2 aubergines (eggplants)
  • 1 × 400-g (14-oz) tin chopped tomatoes<

Method

If you’re cooking on gas, blister the skins of the aubergines over the open flame. Alternatively, place them under the grill (broiler). Once cool enough to handle, peel off the skins; you can also cut the aubergine in half and scoop out the flesh.

Chop up the aubergine flesh and put into a frying pan (skillet). Add the tinned tomatoes, 2 tablespoons oil, garlic, spices and parsley to th