Smoked aubergine and yogurt vol-au-vents
Crisp, golden vol-au-vents with a smoky aubergine heart
Silky yogurt, bright lemon, and garlic; black pepper bites back
Fresh parsley, pomegranate crunch, and black sesame shine through
lunch ⏱ 75 min 410 kcal / portion 58.0 g carbs / portion (estimated) vegetarian eggglutenmilksesame 🔗 Original source
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Preparation steps
- strain yogurt overnight
- roll out puff pastry and cut into 8 squares or circles
- score pastry borders and prick inner area
- brush pastry borders with beaten egg
- chill pastry cases 20-24 hours
- char aubergines 12-15 minutes or grill 40-60 minutes until flesh is soft
- cool aubergines until just cool enough to handle
- scoop and chop aubergine flesh
- mix chopped aubergine with garlic, parsley, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to taste
- preheat oven to 200°C
- bake pastry cases 10 minutes until risen and golden brown
- peel out pastry layers to create cavities and set aside warm
- reheat aubergine mix in a pan if necessary
- spoon warm aubergine into vol-au-vents
- spoon yogurt on top and swirl together
- scatter pomegranate and black sesame seeds
- drizzle olive oil and serve