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| Mon, 04-07-2008 - 11:23am |
Roasted Eggplant Salad With Pita Chips and Yogurt Sauce
This appetizer provides bone-building calcium.
3 large eggplants (about 3 lb total)
6 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 green bell peppers, cored, seeded and finely diced
2 prepared roasted red peppers, diced
2 tomatoes, seeded and diced
15 yellow or red cherry tomatoes, halved or quartered
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1/2 cup finely chopped Italian parsley
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
2 tbsp finely julienned fresh basil
1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Yogurt Sauce
2 cups nonfat plain yogurt
1/2 cup peeled and diced cucumber
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
1 tbsp chopped fresh mint
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
2 tsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
Pita Chips
4 whole-wheat pitas, each cut into 12 wedges
Vegetable oil cooking spray
2 tbsp reduced-fat grated Parmesan
2 tbsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper


