Eggplant Salad/Babaghanush (Patlican Salatasi/Babaganus)

2 eggplant, roasted
2 cloves garlic, grated or smashed
4 tbsp yogurt
Juice of ½ lemon/lime
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
½ cup crushed walnut or almonds
Fresh mint/parsley/dill for garnish

Roast eggplants in the oven (at 400F) or over the grill till they are soft, turning upside down occasionally.
Remove the skins of roasted eggplants and mash them in a food processor. In a skillet, sauté them with extra virgin olive oil and garlic over medium heat (4-5 minutes). Let it cool for a couple of minutes.
Then stir in yogurt, lemon juice and salt. Place to a salad plate and sprinkle crushed walnuts/almonds on top. You can garnish with fresh mint/dill/parsley.
You can serve Eggplant Salad/Babaghanush with pita bread and any kind of meat dish.
ENJOY

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TURKCE
2 patlican, kozlenmis
2 dis sarimsak, rendelenmis/ezilmis
4 yemek kasigi yogurt
½ limonun suyu
3 yemek kasigi sizma zeytinyagi
1 tatli kasigi tuz
½ su bardagi parcalanmis ceviz ya da badem
Suslemek icin taze nane/maydanoz/dereotu

Patlicanlari firinda (200 C de) ya da izgarada her tarafi yumusayana dek, ara sira cevirerek kozleyin. Soguduktan sonra kabuklarini soyun ve rondo ya da blendir ile pure haline getirin. Bir tavaya sizma zeytinyagini, patlican ve sarimsaklari koyun. 4-5 dakika orta ateste kavurun. Ocaktan alin ve biraz sogumaya birakin.
Sonra yogurt, tuz ve limon suyunu ilave ederek karistirin. Salata tabagina alin ve uzerine ceviz/badem serpin. Isterseniz maydanoz/nane/dereotu ile susleyebilirsiniz.
Patlican Salatasini/Babaganus pide ile ve her turlu et yemeginin yaninda servis yapabilirsiniz.
AFIYET OLSUN

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