Stuffed aubergine with feta and pomegranate
The pomegranate molasses is the secret to this delightful roast aubergine and feta vegetarian recipe. An effortless supper dish.
Ingredients
- 2 aubergines
- 6 garlic cloves, unpeeled
- 8 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pomegranate
- 2 tbsp pomegranate molasses
- 100g/3½oz feta
- 4 tbsp mint, smallest leaves only
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Set the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
Cut the aubergines in half and score the cut sides with a lattice pattern, careful not to go down far enough to pierce the skin.
Place the aubergines cut-side up in a roasting tin along with the garlic cloves still in their skins.
Brush the aubergines generously with olive oil, season with a little salt and bake for 1 hour until soft. Remove from the oven, and scoop the flesh into a bowl without tearing the skin.
Pop the garlic cloves from their skins with your finger and thumb, then crush to a paste with the back of a fork.
Break the pomegranate and remove the seeds. Toss most of the seeds with the aubergine flesh, the crushed roasted garlic, a little salt and pepper, the pomegranate molasses and the mint leaves.
Spoon the filling into the empty shells, then crumble the feta cheese over the top, together with a few pomegranate seeds and a little more mint. Serve.
