Appetizer

Crispy Eggplant Rounds with Whipped Feta, Charred Tomato & Crispy Capers

Name: Crispy Eggplant Rounds with Whipped Feta, Charred Tomato & Crispy Capers
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 large eggplant (about 1 lb), unpeeled; ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided; Sea salt and black pepper; 2 cups cherry tomatoes (about 12 oz); 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 3 oz good-quality feta cheese, crumbled; 2 tablespoons labne or Greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; ½ tablespoon fresh mint, minced; Zest of ½ lemon; 2 tablespoons capers, drained well; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (for frying capers); 4–6 small fresh mint leaves (for garnish)

Paper-thin eggplant slices pan-fried until shatteringly crisp, layered with cloud-like whipped feta spiked with fresh mint and lemon, topped with a single glossy roasted cherry tomato half and a scatter of crispy fried capers. It's the kind of composed appetizer that makes you look like you've been cooking all day—but it's actually straightforward technique: good heat control, patience, and letting each component shine.

471calper serving 6gprotein 13gcarbs 46gfat 12min prep 28min cook 4serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this