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Grilled Eggplant Salad with Mango Sambal

Grilled Eggplant Salad with Mango Sambal

Course Chef Creation, Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Language English
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 10

Ingredients

Harissa Spiced Grilled Eggplant

  • 5 Cups Cooked Quinoa
  • 10 Tbsp Crumbled Feta For Garnish
  • 5 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Divided
  • ½ Tsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  • ½ Tsp Harissa Powder*
  • 1 Red Bell Pepper Quartered and Seeded
  • 2 ½ lb Eggplantstrimmed, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch-thick rounds for small eggplant or cut into lengthwise quarters then into 6ths or 8ths for large eggplant

Grilled Fresh Mango

  • 1 Clove Garlic Minced
  • 1 Tsp Fresh Lime Juice
  • 1 Tbsp Rum
  • Kosher Salt to Taste
  • 1 Tsp Olive Oil
  • 2 Ripe Mangos

Mango Sambal

  • 1 Cup Chopped Ripe Mango
  • 2 Tbsp Rice Wine Vinegar
  • ½ Tsp Fish Sauce
  • 1 Small Serrano Chile Seeded and Finely Chopped
  • 2 Tbsp Honey

Instructions

Harissa Spiced Grilled Eggplant

  1. Whisk 2 Tablespoons oil, lemon juice, and harissa in medium bowl. 

  2. Season mixture with salt, to taste.

  3. Prepare grill (high heat). 

  4. Grill bell pepper quarters, skin side down, until charred and cooked through.

  5. Reduce heat to medium on grill. 

  6. Pour remaining 3 Tablespoons oil onto rimmed baking sheet.

  7. Place prepped eggplant on prepared sheet; turn to coat. 

  8. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. 

  9. Grill until charred in spots and cooked through, turning occasionally, about 10 minutes. 

  10. Return eggplant to same sheet.

Grilled Fresh Mango

  1. To make marinade: Mix all the ingredients in a large bowl, except the mango; whisk well.

  2. Peel the mangos. 

  3. Cut the cheeks from the fruit and trim the remaining flesh from the pit. 

  4. Add the cheeks and larger pieces to the mixing bowl to marinate for 30 minutes to an hour.

  5. Use the smaller pieces for the sambal.

  6. Preheat a grill to medium-hot. 

  7. Remove the mango cheeks from the marinade (save marinade to drizzle on salads) and place the pieces on the grill and cook 8 to 10 minutes turning the mango until cooked through and caramelized. 

Mango Sambal

  1. Combine mango and remaining ingredients and cook in a large saucepan 8 to 10 minutes to help “set” the ingredients, and then cool immediately. 

  2. Serve on the side or toss with quinoa.

  3. Divide ingredients evenly by 10 to make 10 individual composed salads or place ingredients onto a large serving platter to serve family style. 

  4. Drizzle reserved mango marinade over salad.

  5. Garnish individual servings with 1 Tablespoon crumbled feta and fresh herbs.

Recipe Notes

*Harissa powder is a spice blend. If unavailable, combine ¼ cup ground coriander, ¼ cup garlic powder, ½ cup paprika, ¼ cup cumin, 3 Tablespoons ancho chile powder, 4 teaspoons salt and 4 teaspoons cayenne pepper.

Recipe courtesy of Chef Dave Woolley