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I was recently in Amsterdam and we had a delicious “mezze lunch” for lunch. A table full of delicious snacks, including hummus, papadum, naan, and also grilled vegetables. The only thing I remembered about the vegetable was eggplant, so I started working on this stewed eggplant with sumac mezze at home. Delicious as an addition to your mezze meal with other delicious dishes. Such as feta, hummus and olives.
Stewed eggplant with sumac mezze
What is sumac? Sumac spices come from the Rhus Coriara berry bush, a fascinating plant that originates from the sunny, warm regions of the Mediterranean. These shrubs are part of the smoke tree family and are not only beautiful to look at, but also play an important culinary role. But what exactly is sumac? The berries of the sumac bush are carefully picked, crushed, dried and then ground into a beautiful powder.
Due to its unique, sour flavour, sumac is also known as the ‘sour herb’, making it a perfect addition to a variety of dishes. Eggplants don’t naturally have much flavour, but adding sumac gives this vegetable a fresh, challenging twist that will delight the palate. Served with delicious hummus, creamy labneh and crispy naan, you can create a perfect mezze meal that will not only delight your taste buds but also surprise your guests.
Here you will find the complete recipe with all the ingredients you need. I hope you have fun preparing the dish below.
Stewed eggplant with sumac mezze
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And this is how you make it:
- Cut the vegetables, chop the garlic and parsley.
- Heat the pan and pour in a little olive oil, fry the garlic and onion until translucent and then add the eggplant and grilled pepper. Season with the sumac, pepper and salt.
- Mix everything well and reduce the heat and let it simmer for 20 minutes with the lid on the pan.
- Finish the stew with the fresh parsley and serve, delicious bites!
This vegetable dish is great, as I said, for a table full of other mezze, for example. What else can you serve with it? take a look below:
Labneh the savory yogurt dip with nuts
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Stewed eggplant with sumac mezze
So good !