Open fired roasted eggplant in a Tahini sauce in a 3 color spectrum, and pine nuts and a smoked paprika oil
This style of dish is very popular in Israel, especially the method of open fire roasting and eggplant. Tahini sauce is one of the most used sauces that are used to accompany dishes in Israel and the middle east.
For 4 plates:
For the egg plant
4 medium size egg plant
Method:
Prick the eggplants with a fork and place directly on your stove flame every few minutes turn round to evenly cook and char the skin, when all the skin is charred and the flesh is soft remove to a large bowl with cold water and peel the skin off.
For the tahini sauce
1 beetroot cooked and pureed to a very smooth puree
4 spring onions blanched pureed to a very smooth puree
250ml “Tahini” paste
2-4 garlic cloves, minced
Salt to taste
juice of two lemons –or to taste
water to desired consistency
For the 3 tahini sauces:
Combine tahini paste, garlic, lemon juice and salt in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth; gradually blend in water for desired consistency. Mixture should be thick enough to deep the falafel balls and stick to them. Check seasoning.
Split into 3 equal parts one part leave natural (white).
To the second part whisk in the pureed beetroot , check seasoning and consistent
To the third part whisk in the pureed green onion puree , check seasoning and consistent
For the smoked paprika oil
½ cup olive oil
1 spoon of cilantro seeds
2 spoons of smoked paprika
Method:
Place the paprika in a small pan with the coriander seeds, roast on middle low heat till paprika start to brown, add the oil stir well and set aside to infuse overnight. Strain through a paper coffee filter.
For the garnish
2 spoons of roasted pine nuts
Juice for 1 lemon
Salt pepper
8-10 Green peas shoots
Serving:
Place the eggplant on the plate and lightly flatout with a fork, season with salt, pepper, and lemon juice, garnish with the 3 tahini sauces (white,purple and green) drizzle with paprika oil and sprinkle with roasted pine nuts. Finish green peas shoots
Michael Katz is a cook in his soul and a chef in profession in various places for the last 25 years. During the years 2003 and 2006 he was a full-time teacher at Le Cordon Bleu in London this period made him fall in love with teaching and so he decided in 2016 to go back to teaching. Currently, he is the coordinator of the most prestigious course in Israel for professional cooks, he teaches mainly techniques to approach food. He loves to teach the young generation of cooks to understand their local culture and take it forward to a new exciting world.