Mix the tahini and lemon juice and season with salt.
2
Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
💡When you add the first water, the tahini thickens and looks like dough: that's fine. Keep adding water and stirring, and it loosens into a smooth sauce.
3
Mix the tahini, lemon juice and garlic.
4
Gradually add cold water while stirring, until the sauce is smooth, pale and pourable.
To assemble
5
Boil the eggs for 12 minutes, until hard, then cool and peel.
StovePot
6
Slice the eggplants into 1 cm rounds and brush them with the olive oil, salt and paprika.
KnifeCutting board
💡For grilling, brush the oil on the slices rather than pouring it into the pan: eggplant soaks up whatever is in the pan, and a thin coat gives browning without greasiness.
7
Grill the eggplant slices in a hot grill pan, until golden on both sides.
StoveGrill pan
8
Open the pitas and spread tahini sauce inside.
9
Arrange the eggplant and slices of hard-boiled egg in the pita.
551calories
19 gprotein
51 gcarbs
28 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 38%● fat 47%
Per serving, servings (calculated for this version)
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⚖ About the ingredients
Tahini sauce: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 665 kcal per 100 g · More about Tahini sauce →
Lemon juice: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 15 g · 21 kcal per 100 g · More about Lemon juice →
Garlic: measured in pieces: one ≈ 5 g · 149 kcal per 100 g · More about Garlic →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Paprika: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.3 g · 282 kcal per 100 g · More about Paprika →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels
Stove· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
Grill pan· Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
Pot· Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation)· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
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