Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

Grilled aubergines with spicy chickpeas & walnut sauce

This vegetarian dish is packed full of great textures and tastes - smoky aubergine, nutty chickpeas and earthy walnuts

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Method

  1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan, add the onion and fry until soft and lightly browned, about 10 mins. Add the chilli, ginger and spices and mix well. Stir in the chickpeas, tomatoes and 5 tbsp water, bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins. Add a little salt and pepper and the lemon juice.
  2. Arrange the aubergines over a grill pan. Brush lightly with oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper, then grill until golden. Flip them over, brush again with oil, season and grill again until tender and golden.
  3. Mix the yogurt with the garlic, most of the walnuts and coriander and a little salt and pepper. Arrange the aubergine slices over a warm platter and spoon over the chickpea mix. Drizzle with the walnut sauce and scatter with the remaining walnuts and coriander.

PER SERVING

640 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 45 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 13g, sugar 16g, salt 0.9 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2010.

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  • 20 December 2011

    mswood rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice flavours. I also served this with potato wedges, sprinkled with smoked paprika. Yummy!

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  • 26 December 2011

    msmooo commented on this recipe

    A great recipe, used sour cream, and fresh mint for the sauce, sa it was what I had in the fridge, the mint worked well. Will be definately making again

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  • 04 January 2012

    Sonali rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is lovely, full of flavour. However, be careful when salting the aubergine! I put a bit too much on and almost made it too salty for my taste. I also used cherry tomatoes, next time I'd use bigger, juicer ones.

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  • 15 January 2012

    msmooo commented on this recipe

    I made this again last night, and this time when baking my eggplant slices sprinkled them with ras el hanout, the moroccan spice...... Yum

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  • 03 February 2012

    Uliana rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 14 February 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    heavy on the calories!!!!!

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  • 14 February 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    heavy on the calories!!!!!

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  • 14 February 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    heavy on the calories!!!!!

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  • 14 February 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    heavy on the calories!!!!!

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  • 19 February 2012

    carolj commented on this recipe

    sounds lovely but high in calories!!!

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  • 20 February 2012

    Willowtree commented on this recipe

    I really don't believe the portion sizing or nutritional info here. A whole aubergine, half an onion, half a can of chickpeas and 100g tomatoes per person? Talk about 'high in fibre'... The fat content seems incredibly high too, for a very healthy-sounding veggie dish. It's mainly coming from the two tbsp of oil per person (=30ml, so ~30g of fat). But as I've said, it sounds to me like the quantities above would serve more than two people. Can anyone who has made the recipe comment on this?

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  • 29 February 2012

    David G rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Simple to make and delicious. To answer Willowtree's point, the quantity is definitely for two. I followed the recipe exactly and my wife and I had no difficulty getting through it. We could have eaten more and the next time we'll probably follow some of the other reviewers and have potato wedges as well. I don't do calories or nutritional values so I can't comment on them.

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  • 16 March 2012

    honeycombkid commented on this recipe

    Sounds and looks like an odd combination, but works really well and went down a treat!

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  • 21 May 2012

    lbbt79 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Excellent. Served it with couscous flavour with parsley and lemon zest.

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  • 16 July 2012

    Laura rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved the spiciness. Great texture. Easy to prepare.

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  • 10 August 2012

    maria commented on this recipe

    Wanted to dosomething with the tin of chickpeas at the back of the cupboard. was skeptical at first... but it works!

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  • 13 September 2012

    Luxexpat rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious! Made this for the family who loved it, including my son who doesn't like aubergines and my daughter who doesn't like walnuts. Served it with lamb and sword fish for the non-meat eaters. Will be making it regularly from now on.

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  • 06 December 2012

    carrotcustard rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Absolutely delicious. The walnut and yoghurt dressing was incredible, definitely whipping that up for anything Morrocan in future! Served up leftovers the next day with lamb chops.

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  • 09 January 2013

    White Plimsoles rated this recipe

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    10 January 2013

    Del rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Another briliant Mary Cadogan recipe. Perfect to serve at a dinner party if you only have 1 vegetarian guest. Just make the chickpea and tomato mixture earlier and re-heat whilst the aubergines are cooking. Under a hot grill they take a good 10 to 12 minutes.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 20 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Vegetarian

Vegetarian

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion , finely chopped
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 2cm piece ginger , finely chopped
  • ½ tsp each ground cumin , coriander and cinnamon
  • 400g can chickpeas , rinsed and drained
  • 200g tomatoes , chopped
  • juice ½ lemon
  • 2 aubergines , sliced lengthways

FOR THE WALNUT SAUCE

  • 200g tub Greek-style yogurt
  • 1 garlic clove , crushed
  • 25g walnuts , chopped
  • handful coriander leaves, roughly chopped
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PER SERVING

640 kcalories, protein 22g, carbohydrate 39g, fat 45 g, saturated fat 10g, fibre 13g, sugar 16g, salt 0.9 g

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