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Rice-stuffed aubergines with feta & mint

Rice-stuffed aubergines with feta & mint

This Middle-Eastern inspired recipe is a great way of using up leftover rice. If you don’t have enough, bulk it up with more veg like mushrooms, peas, tomatoes or courgettes

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  • Serves2
  • CourseMain meal
  • Prepare5 mins
  • Cook30 mins
  • Total time35 mins

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Ingredients

  • 1 large Essential Aubergine, halved lengthways
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 100g Essential Easy Cook Long Grain Rice
  • 1 Essential Red Onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 small Essential Red Pepper, thinly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 tbsp harissa paste
  • 12 mint leaves, shredded, plus extra to serve
  • 50g Essential Greek Feta, crumbled
  • 265g Essential Mixed Salad
  • 4 tbsp Essential Greek Yogurt

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC, gas mark 6. Put the aubergine on a parchment-lined baking tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp oil. Roast for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the rice according to pack instructions

  2. Heat the remaining 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and pepper, then fry for 8 minutes, until softened. Add the garlic and harissa, cook for 1 minute, then combine with the mint and rice, stirring well.

  3. Use a spoon to scoop the flesh from the aubergine, leaving the skins intact. Roughly chop the flesh and stir into the rice mixture, then divide the mixture between the aubergine skins. Top with the feta and return to the oven for 5-8 minutes, until the feta starts to brown. Season the yogurt to taste. Serve the aubergines with the salad and seasoned yogurt.

Cook’s tip

Next time, try swapping the rice for different cooked grains – lentils, bulgur wheat, pearl barley or spelt would all work well.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

1,822kJ/ 437kcals

Fat

24g

Saturated Fat

8.2g

Carbohydrates

40g

Sugars

12g

Fibre

6.7g

Protein

12g

Salt

1g

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