Couscous-Stuffed Eggplant

11 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 small eggplants, about 10 ounces each
  • 4 1/2 cups cooked couscous
  • 8 plum tomatoes, diced
  • 6 cloves roasted garlic, peeled
  • 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 13 cup chopped fresh coriander
  • 1 large jalapeno pepper, stemmed, seeded and minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon salt, plus more to taste
  • Freshly ground pepper to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. 2
    Prick the eggplants a few times with a fork.
  3. 3
    Put them on a baking sheet, and bake until soft, about 45 minutes.
  4. 4
    When cool enough to handle, cut the eggplants in half lengthwise.
  5. 5
    Scoop the flesh into a bowl carefully to avoid tearing the skins.
  6. 6
    Set the shells aside.
  7. 7
    Put the remaining ingredients in the bowl with the eggplant and stir to combine.
  8. 8
    Taste, and adjust seasoning if needed.
  9. 9
    Spoon the mixture into the eggplant shells, mounding it over the top.
  10. 10
    Either serve the stuffed eggplants whole or cut them in half crosswise.
  11. 11
    Place on a platter and serve.

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