Grilled aubergine tonnato
Ingredients
for 4 person
| 2 | aubergines (approx. 300 g each) |
| 400 g | wholegrain bread , in slices |
| 1 tin | pink tuna in oil (approx. 160 g), drained, broken into chunks |
| 100 g | mayonnaise |
| 100 g | gherkins drained, roughly chopped and 2 tbsp of liquid retained |
| ½ tbsp | mild mustard |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 2 tbsp | soy sauce |
| 1 tsp | smoked paprika |
| ¼ tsp | salt |
| 1 | red onion, halved, cut into thin strips |
| 1 | organic lemon, use grated zest and 1 tbsp of juice |
| 1 tbsp | olive oil |
How it's done
Charcoal/gas/electric grill
Prick the aubergines several times with a fork. With the lid down, grill over/on a medium heat (approx. 200 °C) for approx. 25 mins. all over. Grill the slices of bread alongside for approx. 1 min. on each side.
Tuna sauce
Place the tuna, mayonnaise, mustard and half of the gherkins incl. the juice in a measuring cup, puree, season with salt. Spread the tuna sauce on a platter.
Aubergines
Allow the aubergines to cool slightly, peel away the skin, cut the aubergines lengthwise into slices approx. 1 cm thick, pat dry with kitchen paper. Combine the soy sauce, paprika and salt, brush the aubergines with the mixture, arrange on top of the tuna sauce.
Pickles
In a small bowl, mix the onions with the remaining gherkins and all the other ingredients. Spread the pickles on top of the aubergines, serve with bread.
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