Grilled Eggplant with Hummus and Tomatoes is a great way to expand your use of hummus beyond enjoying with Oven-Baked Tortilla Chips and raw veggies. It's also a great way to have eggplant without it being drenched in oil. This dish makes a great lunch or fast, light dinner.
The purple skin on eggplant is very healthy. This skin contains anthocyanins that act as antioxidants and fight free radicals. Anthocyanins are the pigments that give red, purple, and blue plants their rich coloring. They offer anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, and anti-cancer benefits.
No grill, or you don't feel like busting it out? No problem! The eggplant and tomatoes can easily be roasted in the oven, or you can use a stovetop grill pan.
Grilled Eggplant with Hummus and Tomatoes has 5 key ingredients:
- Eggplant
- Best Garlic Hummus (Oil Free)
- Cherry tomatoes
- Parsley
- Pumpkin seeds
This dish uses the Best Garlic Hummus (Oil Free) recipe. The eggplant and cherry tomatoes are grilled. Fresh chopped parsley adds a beautiful freshness, while the pumpkin seeds give it a nice crunch. Some optional add-ons include grilling some sweet baby bell peppers and sprinkling with a pinch of Za'atar seasoning.
Grilled Eggplant with Hummus and Tomatoes is perfect for a picnic or cookout. It packs easy and can readily be assembled on site.
— Gigi
Grilled Eggplant with Hummus and Tomatoes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Diet: Vegan
Ingredients
1 eggplant
1 cup Best Garlic Hummus
1 cup cherry tomatoes
¼ cup fresh chopped parsley
1 Tbsp pumpkin seeds
Optional: Sweet baby bell peppers, Za'tar seasoning
Instructions
Preheat a grill over high heat. Slice the eggplant lengthwise into four thick steaks.
Add steaks to the grill and cherry tomatoes (with baby sweet bell peppers, if using) to a veggie grill pan so they don’t fall through the grates. Cover and reduce heat to low. Let the veggies cook on a low heat setting for 4 to 5 minutes. Flip eggplant steaks and carefully toss cherry tomatoes using BBQ tongs (because they’re extra-long) and cook for another 3 minutes or until slightly browned.
*Note: If oven roasting, preheat oven to 425° F (or 218° C). Slice eggplant lengthwise into four thick steaks. Spread steaks and cherry tomatoes on a parchment-lined or silicone-line baking sheet. Bake veggies for 20 minutes or until slightly browned, turning midway through.
Remove eggplant and other veggies from grill (or oven). Dish up by spreading ¼ cup of Best Garlic Hummus (Oil Free) onto each eggplant steak. Top with cherry tomatoes, fresh parsley and pumpkin seeds.
Optional add-ons: sweet baby bell pepper and a pinch of Za'atar seasoning.
Notes
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Lunch/Dinner Entrée
Keywords: grilled eggplant, best garlic hummus, oil free, cherry tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, parsley, picnic food, daniel fast compliant, daniel fast recipes, soy free, nut free, gluten free
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Robin
This recipe is so simple and delicious! We modified with leftovers from other recipes. We used our leftover spaghetti with magic meatballs as a topping on some of the eggplant steaks and sprinkled with the vegan parm. Others we spread with the hummus and fresh baby greens on top.
So so delish! A yummy satisfying lunch.
★★★★★
Gigi & Sersie
Thank you for the feedback, Robin. Great idea to use the leftover magic meatballs on the eggplant steaks!