Mushrooms and Halloumi with Babaghanoush
Servings 2
Ingredients
Creamy black garlic babaghanoush
- 1 medium eggplant
- 3 tablespoons olive oil divided
- salt and pepper
- 2 black garlic
- ¼ cup tahini
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon cumin
- ½ cup Greek yogurt plain
Salsa verde
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 garlic clove minced
- ¼ teaspoon ground fennel
- ¼ teaspoon coriander
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- salt and pepper
Remaining ingredients
- 2 tablespoons honey
- ¼ teaspoon red chili flakes
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 12 ounces oyster mushrooms
- 8 ounces halloumi sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Cut eggplant in half and score flesh in a crisscross pattern. Drizzle 1 tablespoon oil and season with salt and pepper. Wrap eggplant in foil and place on baking sheet. Roast for 30 minutes or until tender.
- Remove foil and scoop out flesh with a spoon into a strainer. Let sit for 10 minutes to remove excess moisture.
- Mash black garlic and eggplant until well incorporated. Add tahini, lemon juice, and cumin, stirring to combine. Slowly add 2 tablespoons olive oil while whisking eggplant. Stir in yogurt and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- Make salsa verde. Combine chopped parsley with olive oil, garlic, ground fennel, coriander, red pepper flakes, and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
- Heat honey in a small saute pan over medium heat until it comes to a simmer. Add red chili flakes, stirring to combine. Remove from heat.
- Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms, leaving plenty of space between them, and cook until seared, about 4-5- minutes. Flip and sear on the other side, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and keep warm.
- Wipe pan clean. Lay halloumi slices in pan and cook until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Flip and cook until golden brown on the other side, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Drizzle hot honey on top.
- Spread creamy black garlic babaghanoush on serving platter. Arrange mushrooms and halloumi on top and drizzle salsa verde. Serve immediately.
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Notes
You can make the babaghanoush, salsa verde, and hot honey the day before.
