I did this post for #hivetopchef with an eggplant theme but I was too late. I will share anyway.
Tartare is usually made of chopped up and marinated raw fish or meat. I have seen mostly tuna tartare and beef tartare.
These days many vegan restaurants serve vegan tartare made with a variety of things. I have had watermelon tartare, beet tartare, carrot tartare and mushroom with marinated vegetable tartare.
The first thing that comes to mind when I think about eggplant, is Lebanese
Baba ghanoush. This is a dip made like hummus but with eggplant instead of chickpeas. It's minced into a dip and usually is eaten with pita.
I have decided to turn similar ingredients into tartare.
Eggplant tartare
1 chopped eggplant
4 to 5 cloves garlic
1 onion diced
1 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup tahini
1/2 cup parsley
A few mint leaves
1/2 cup diced sweet red pepper
3 tablespoons olive oil(optional)
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon toasted cumin
1/4 teaspoon toasted
Sprinkle of sumac
Sprinkle of crushed chili
1/2 teaspoon agave (optional)
Salt to taste
I don't always peel eggplant but for this I did. I chopped it quite small as tartare items usually are.
The eggplant was cooked in a pan only with a sprinkle of salt, cumin, coriander and a sprinkle of chili. I deglazed with a bit of lemon juice.
The dressing was a blend of the wet ingredients along with the herbs. The herbs could have been chopped and tossed into the eggplant but I decided to add it to the dressing instead.
I mixed in all of the dressing and tossed thoroughly.
This was put in the fridge to marinated and chill for a while.
I topped it with caramelized red onion and sprouts.
Tartare is usually eaten with crackers or something crunchy. sometimes with crostini or even chips.
I bought some seed rye crackers which was perfect. I didn't feel like bread today other wise some toasted pita bread would have been fitting as well.
A couple dabs of kalamata olive paste added a little extra something
Thanks for stopping by!
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Well, that bad that you are too late but if you make this post before it is too late I think you will win. Have a good day.
That's very sweet of you my dear friend! Good day to you too!
The preparation of your dishes is really appetizing and beautiful all the time.
Thank you my friend. Same to you!
Sounds delicious and beautifully presented @carolynstahl, you are one talented lady!
Thank you and likewise my friend!
Nice, though if I'm being pedantic, not strictly tartare if it's cooked? Yeah, I'm being pedantic. YOu know how much I LOVE baba ghounash?
Yes it's true but the crazy vegan community has changed the definition of tartare. There's a special dictionary for this lot. It's a mad world. I love baba ghounash but this was fun too haha.
Hahah the vegan dictionary - I can imagine!
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that looks divine!!!! Cant wait to it try myself.
Thank you. It's a fun way to eat eggplant.
Veru classy!!
The plate is so expensive like dinning in the resto :)
And i think your dish is soooo delicious :D
I want to eat them :)
Thank you. It's not expensive food but putting food in a ring mold changes everything haha.
Vegan High Class! Un bell' lavoro!😉
How long did you cook the eggplant?
Greetings🙋♂
I cooked it in a pan for less than ten minutes. Just until it looked cooked. This was much simpler then making risotto.
Greetings to you too.
Ok cool, 10 Minutes, so the Veggies keep some Freshness...
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Better late than never. Your dish looks delicious and I'd prefer it over raw fish or beef! Beautiful photos.
Thank you. I never could eat raw beef when I ate meat. I tried raw tuna but now I'm not into it haha.
My husband likes both but I just can't 🤮.
I've never seen eggplant used in a tartare before, in fact, I don't think I've ever seen a vegetarian/vegan tartare before at all. When I was a kid my Grandpa always enjoyed beef tartare, and even though I was not a vegan at the time, I found it too strange to try.
Obviously your eggplant tartare is way more tempting, and not to be left ungarnished. I love your plating style, that's definitely been my weakness in all my years cooking.