Grilled cheese with aubergine hummus

Total: 1 hr 5 min. | Active: 20 min.
vegetarian, gluten-free, Low Carb

Ingredients

for 4 person

Aubergines
aubergines, halved lengthwise, firmly scored crosswise
garlic cloves
1 ½ tbsp olive oil
¼ tsp salt
2 piece aluminium foil
organic lemon, halved
Hummus
1 tin chickpeas (approx. 215 g), rinsed, drained
1 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp water
½ tsp ground cumin
2 pinch cinnamon
½ tsp salt
Charcoal/gas/electric grill:
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp marjoram, finely chopped
300 g grilled cheese (e.g. Qualité & Prix)
  wooden skewer

How it's done

Aubergines

Brush the aubergines and garlic with oil, season with salt. Wrap the aubergines tightly in foil.

Charcoal/gas/electric grill: Grill the aubergines over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C for approx. 30 mins. on all sides. Grill the lemon halves (cut side down) alongside for the final 5 mins.

Hummus

Scrape the aubergine flesh away from the skin using a spoon, transfer to a blender along with the garlic cloves, chickpeas and remaining ingredients, puree until smooth.

Charcoal/gas/electric grill:

Combine the oil and marjoram. Thread the grilled cheese onto the skewers, brush with half of the oil.

Grill the cheese over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C for approx. 4 mins. on each side. Drizzle the remainder of the oil over the hummus, serve with the grilled cheese.

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