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Prep Time: 8 mins
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Cook Time: 58 mins
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Additional Time: 34 mins
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Servings: 5
Malay-grilled aubergine with ketjap manis, lime and spring onion
This simple recipe for a warm aubergine salad is so delicious. Perfect with grilled meats or as a vegetarian dish, the sweet soy-chilli sauce is quick to make as a dressing.
Ingreadient:
- 3 medium aubergines
- vegetable oil
- 2 spring onions, shredded
- 2 thumb-sized red chillies, shredded
- a small bunch coriander
- 5 tbsp sweet soy sauce (ketjap manis)
- 2 thumb-sized red chillies, seeded and chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 3cm piece ginger, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 2 tbsp sugar
Directions :
- Thickly slice the aubergines and brush with 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil. Season and grill on a hot barbecue or griddle pan until black grill marks appear, and they are completely tender. Remove and put on a platter. Wrap the spring onions and chillies in wet kitchen paper and chill for 30 minutes to get crisp. Chop the coriander.
- Mix the dressing ingredients together until the sugar is dissolved. Arrange the aubergines on a platter and pour the dressing over. Scatter the shredded chilli and spring onions over and top with the coriander.