Description
Tasty dish
Ingredients
- Eggplant
- Sweet Red Pepper
- Olive Oil
- Buckwheat Groats
- Garlic Cloves
- Chicken Stock
- Bay Leaf
- Lemon, Juice Of
- Sweet Butter
- Dried Sage
- Dried Thyme
- Fresh Basil
Instructions
- Cut eggplant in half vertically, then blanch in boiling water until tender, 10 minutes
- Preheat the broiler
- When eggplant is ready, set it cut side down on a baking sheet, along with pepper halves
- Broil until charred, 6 to 7 minutes, then put vegetables into a brown paper bag, fold to seal and set aside
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat
- Add buckwheat and saute until fragrant and roasted 5 minutes, add garlic, stock, and bay leaf, then cover and simmer until all the liquid is absorbed about 7 to 8 minutes
- Add lemon juice and pulp, butter, sage, thyme, and basil to buckwheat and stir well
- Remove pepper and eggplant from the bag and use your fingers to remove the charred skins
- Chop vegetables, add them to buckwheat and stir well
- Remove bay leaf, then place the mixture in a serving dish and serve warm or at room temperature
