EGGPLANT,KALE
& LENTILSALAD
PREP+ COOKTIME 50 MINUTESSERVES 4
2 large(1kg)eggplants,cutinto
2cmpieces
½ teaspoonseasaltflakes
½cup(100g)French-stylegreenlentils
1 (200g)redcapsicum,diced
1 (120g)zucchini,diced
1 (550g)celeriac,peeled,diced
1 clovegarlic,choppedfinely
½ cup(125ml)extravirginoliveoil
100gkale,trimmed,finelysliced
2 tablespoons pomegranate molasses
1 Preheatovento180°C/160°Cfan.
Linea bakingtraywithbakingpaper.
2 Placeeggplantina colander and
sprinklewiththeseasalt.
3 Placelentilsina saucepanwith
1 litre(4cups)ofwater;bringto
a simmerandcookfor 20 minutes
oruntiltender.Drain.
4 Meanwhile,placecapsicum,
zucchini,celeriacandgarlicina bowl
with2 tablespoonsoftheoil.Season
withseasaltandfreshlyground
blackpepperandtosstocombine.
Transfertopreparedbakingtray
and roast for 40 minutes.5 Heat2 tablespoonsoftheoil
ina non-stickfryingpan;cook
eggplantinbatchesovermedium
heatuntilgoldenbrown. Add more
oilasrequired.
6 Placethekaleina largebowl
anddrizzlewiththeremaining
tablespoonoftheoil.Rubtheoilinto
thekaletosoftentheleavesa little,
thenaddthecookedeggplant,roast
vegetables,lentilsandpomegranate
molasses.Seasontotaste,tossto
combine,thenarrangeona serving
platter.Servewithcrispbread and
goat’s cheese, if you like.TEST
KITCHEN
NOTES
Celeriacis a tuberousroot
withwhitefleshthathas
anearthy,morepungent
celery-likeflavour.While
notthemostattractive
vegetable,andoften
overlooked,celeriachas
flavourandversatilityin
abundance.It canbe
peeledanddiced,usedraw
insalads,steamedor
boiled,mashedlikea
potatoordicedandserved
asa cookedvegetable.
Beforeusingceleriac,
washit incoldwaterto
removedirt.Dryand
thenpeeloffthe tough
outerskin.
Celeriacturnsbrownonce
it’scut,sorubsomelemon
juiceoverthecutsurface.
Alternatively,cover
celeriacwithwaterand
a sliceoflemon.
Storeceleriacinthe
crispersectionofthe
fridge,wrappedinplastic
sotheydon’tdryout.
Theyshouldlast a couple
of weeks.64 #COOKWITHTHEWEEKLY