9.18.2011

Grilled Eggplant Salad with Cress, Feta & Oregano

Grilled Eggplant Salad with Cress, Feta & Oregano

My boyfriend and I have been making a good amount of Greek inspired salads lately. I love the staples inspired from the Mediterranean, everything from capers, lemon, fresh herbs, fish and lots of veggies. I made this salad the other day with eggplant since they are in abundance at Farmer's Markets towards the end of Summer. People I tend to find, are on the fence about things like eggplant and zucchini. It's all about how you cook them. Just recently while I was in CA a friend of mine said she didn't like zucchini but when she had them grilled it was a whole other story. They absorb those lovely charred flavors and become super flavorful. So throw some of those lovely veggies on the grill :)

Ingredients

1 medium to large eggplant
1 bunch of watercress
greek style feta cheese
capers
fresh oregano
sea salt
olive oil
red wine vinegar


Method

Slice eggplant into quarter on of an inch slices. Drizzle with olive oil, sea salt and pepper to coat. Using a grill or grill pan cook eggplant on medium heat till tender and nice grill marks appear, about 4 minutes a side. Meanwhile clean your greens and set aside. Mix 1 to 3 parts red wine vinegar to olive oil and a pinch of salt. Place watercress on a plate and fan eggplant along the side. Top with fresh oregano leaves, capers, and crumbled feta cheese. Spoon some dressing over top and season with a pinch more salt. Serve slightly warm, yummy.
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16 comments:

  1. this is fabulous! it makes us hungry again! :-)

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  2. This is so beautiful! I tried to photograph a salad today and failed miserably. :)

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  3. That looks yummy! The picture is also fantastic, love the plate against the blue table!

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  4. I'm still sighing over your fig tart and now you have this beautiful overhead shot of the eggplant dish. I love eggplant but don't always seem to cook it correctly.

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  5. my these photos are beautiful. That salad looks so good, and I'm not even a big fan of capers, but I would eat this salad!

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  6. You are so right about that - preparing veggies the right way makes ALL the difference. This looks perfect.

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  7. Oh how stunning. :-) I don't usually care for eggplant but I love your presentation and the mix of ingredients sounds just perfect. :-)

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  8. Una ensalada templada de lo más apetecible! Un saludo. Alicia.

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  9. The looks so delicious!

    Eggplant is one of those veggies that I always forget to buy. I love them but I hardly ever buy them. Now I'm changing that, starting with your salad which I making next weekend.

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  10. You lways make food look so absolutely stunning! I want to be you when I grow up :)

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  11. I adore eggplant! And such a marvelous pairing with spicy watercress and tangy feta. Your stunning photos perfectly evoke the late summer transition to autumn.

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  12. You couldn't be more right. Grilling eggplant and zucchini completely transforms an otherwise dull veg. I adore your addition of the cress, which probably gives a much needed kick to the smokiness of the dish.

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  13. omg you have some awesome props. and that table grain/color!

    i like the napkin color too. how fitting with the eggplant.

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  14. I love how simple this is! Your photography really speaks to that too. I've always had trouble cooking up eggplant too. I read that you can salt the eggplant slices and let them sweat out some of their moisture before grilling. I tried this, and it worked great the first time, but the second time I think I let them lose too much moisture and they became a bit dry on the grill. Maybe it's all about the eggplant you get -- the speckled one you photographed looks perfectly tender! --Jennifer

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