Serves 8
Preparation Time 50 minutes
Cooking Time 25 minutes
Oven Temperature 180°C

• 3 small brinjals, sliced
• olive oil
• sesame seeds
• 2 French loaves, sliced
• sliced radish, cucumber strips and rocket leaves, to garnish Tzatziki
• half a cucumber, grated
• 250ml Greek yoghurt
• 1 large clove garlic, crushed
• 20ml chopped fresh coriander

1 Tzatziki Sprinkle the cucumber with salt. Leave to drain in a colander for 30 minutes. Rinse with cold water, then squeeze the juice out of the cucumber. Mix the cucumber with the remaining tzatziki ingredients.

2 Sprinkle the brinjal slices with salt and set them aside for 30 minutes. Wipe the brinjal slices clean with a cloth or paper towel.

3 Lay the slices out onto a greased baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

4 Roast in a preheated oven for 15 minutes. Turn each slice over and continue to roast until soft and golden brown.

5 Toast the slices of French loaf then place a brinjal slice onto each one and top with a small spoonful of tzatziki. Top with a slice of radish and sprinkle with extra sesame seeds. Add a few cucumber strips and rocket leaves to the tray to garnish.

Words and image: Ideas magazine