Let’s Make Eggplant (Turkish Style)!

This is a typical Israeli recipe for eggplant. A popular Arab proverb in the Middle East claims: “A woman who does not know how to prepare eggplant 101 different ways is not yet prepared for marriage.”

Directions:

Cut eggplant in half, scoop out pulp, cube and fry with onion. Add tomatoes and rice, salt, pepper, cinnamon and mint. Fill in shells and steam in a covered pot adding a little oil. Add wine and lemon juice. Cool and serve.

Ingredients:

• 1 medium eggplant
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• salt and pepper to taste
• dash of hot pepper (red)
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• chopped mint to taste
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1/4 cup cooked rice
• 3 tbs. oil
• 3 tbs. white wine
• juice of 1 lemon

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