Zaalouk
The Moroccan cooked salad of aubergine and tomato simmered with garlic, cumin and paprika until jammy, finished with lemon, coriander and olive oil and eaten warm or cool as one of the salads that open a meal.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 700 g aubergines
- 500 g ripe tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 0.5 bunch coriander, chopped
- 0.5 bunch flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- to taste salt
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 1012 kcal · P 15.3g · C 77.6g · F 79.4g
Estimated from 10 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Peel the aubergines in stripes and cut them into 2 cm cubes. Steam them, or boil them in salted water, for 12–15 minutes until very soft, then drain well in a colander, pressing out the water.
- 2Halve the tomatoes and grate them on the coarse side of a grater down to the skin; discard the skins.
- 3Warm 3 tbsp of the oil in a wide pan over medium heat, add the garlic, paprika, cumin and cayenne and stir for 30 seconds without letting the garlic brown.
- 4Add the tomatoes and a pinch of salt and cook for 10 minutes, until thickened.
- 5Add the aubergine with half the coriander and parsley and cook for 15–20 minutes, mashing with a fork or potato masher, until thick and jammy and the oil begins to separate at the edges.
- 6Off the heat, stir in the lemon juice, the remaining herbs and the rest of the oil and check the salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.
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Questions and answers
How long does Zaalouk take to make?
About 60 minutes: 15 min prep and 45 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Zaalouk?
11 ingredients: aubergines, ripe tomatoes, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sweet paprika, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, coriander, flat-leaf parsley, lemon juice, salt.
How many servings does this Zaalouk recipe make?
4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Zaalouk?
About 253 kcal, with 3.8 g protein, 19.4 g carbohydrate and 19.9 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
Which diets does this Zaalouk recipe suit?
It is vegan and gluten-free.
What cuisine is Zaalouk?
Zaalouk comes from Moroccan cuisine.
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