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Roasted Eggplant + Red Peppers with Hummus & Feta

by Stephanie

Roasted Eggplant + Red Peppers with Hummus & Feta

Over the summer at the cottage I bought a lot of mini eggplants to cook for dinners. The thing is I didn’t cook half of them!

Instead of crying over all the eggplants I had leftover, I decided to cook through them, and out came a super simple and delicious lunch (or dinner!).

Got eggplant in your CSA or at the market? Try this recipe and your mouth will thank you!

eggplant recipe with sprouts on a white plate
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Roasted Eggplant and Red Peppers with Hummus and Feta

Prep Time5 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Course: dinner, lunch
Keyword: easyrecipes, eggplant, roasted potato recipe

Equipment

  • Oven or toaster oven
  • Knife and cutting board

Ingredients

  • 2 Small eggplants (or half a large) sliced lengthwise
  • 1/2 Sweet red pepper sliced wide
  • 2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
  • 2-3 tbsp Hummus
  • 3 tbsp Goat feta or your favourite vegan cheese
  • 1 Handful Broccoli sprouts
  • 1/2 tsp Dried oregano
  • 1/2 tsp Dried basil
  • Salt to taste

Instructions

  • Set your oven to 375 degrees F on the convection setting (if you don’t have this just set it to 400 degrees F).
  • Brush the eggplant and red peppers with oil and sprinkle with spices and salt
  • Bake for 15-20 mins depending on your oven heat.
  • Remove and set on a plate.
  • Top the eggplant with hummus, peppers, feta, and sprouts in that order.

Meal prep tips:

  • Cook the eggplant in advance and heat it up when you’re ready to eat. It will stay in the fridge for up to three days.
  • If you don’t like the bitter taste of eggplant, let it ‘sweat’ first by salting the white flesh after it’s been cut and letting it sit for up to 30 minutes. Remove the excess liquid with a paper towel.
  • Slice the red pepper up to 2 days in advance.

You can do this with zucchini too because everyone knows that summer is chock full of zucchini that no one knows what to do with.

Health Benefits of Eggplant

Purple foods rock and the skin of this beautiful veggie is no exception! I encourage you not to peel your eggplant if you can. The purple skin contains an anthocyanin phytonutrient called nasunin which is a which is powerful for treating free radical cells in our bodies. [source]

Tips for serving this to kids

My kids like foods separated so try serving this separately. Kids might find the skin a bit tough to chew so consider pealing it before serving.


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From what I’ve heard so far, our property used t From what I’ve heard so far, our property used to be an apple orchard called Hope Farms in the 1800s. That’s all I really know (oh and that there’s a ghost we’ve yet to experience).

I was so excited to learn there were still 3 apple trees. But when we moved here no apples came.

The former owners must have trimmed them because truthfully they can be a bit of a pain when they fall and the animals and bugs get at them.

This year we started to see apples and then more apples and now all three trees are full of them. 

Many of them are wonky or blemished but they taste good! 

I picked this one today. It looks like I bought it from a store. 

‘Is that from *our* tree?’ The kids asked.

How cool and rewarding it is to pick food from your own yard. ❤️🍎🍏
Fun garden stuff! 🌱I picked some bush beans! M Fun garden stuff!

🌱I picked some bush beans! Most of them didn’t take. I think I have a furry little muncher eating the leaves…

🌱I harvested my garlic! I planted 16 cloves in November and now I have 16 bulbs! Pretty sweet return right there.

🌱My cauliflower is coming along! Almost there. 

🌱Not pictured are my mini watermelons! They’re so cute!

I’m learning lots and already thinking of what I’d do differently next summer.
Well, guess what? Our wellness retreat was cance Well, guess what? 

Our wellness retreat was canceled on June 24 because it was calling for thunderstorms all day - we had to make a call and guess what else? It barely rained! 

Such is life!

We managed to move most of the attendees to Sunday, July 16 and we'd love to open it up one more time to see if you would like to attend with them.

We'd love to see you!

As a reminder, here is the plan for the day:

❤️Welcome Circle
❤️Yoga + Group Reiki Class with Sonya Brar
❤️Cooking Class with me!
❤️Lunch together
❤️Meditation
❤️Closing Circle

I'm finalizing the yummy recipes we'll be cooking and eating. Fresh and local ingredients as much as possible. 

I'm also keeping the recipes simple because you're coming to recharge right? 

Join us on July 16! Link is in my bio @lealoucooks 
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Eat the rainbow(ish). 🌈 I find kids (and adult Eat the rainbow(ish). 🌈

I find kids (and adults) are more likely to eat veggies when we offer them like this. 

Sounds simple, but I find my kids eat more like this than when I put them in lunches or directly on their plates at dinner. 

Plus, it’s pretty on the table! 

I’m serving this with pulled chicken sandwiches for dinner tonight! 

Soccer night! ⚽️

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