Peacock Tail Eggplant Appetizer (Quick and Easy)

A striking, savory appetizer of fried eggplant and fresh vegetables! It's so easy to put together, yet original and showstopping. Make it for a party spread and soak up the compliments from your guests!

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 9 % 1 g
Fats 45 % 5 g
Carbohydrates 45 % 5 g
68 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Cooking time: 30 min
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1

    Here's everything you'll need.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2

    Cut the eggplant into rounds on the diagonal.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3

    Heat the oil in a skillet and fry the eggplant on both sides. Transfer to paper towels to drain the excess oil.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4

    Make the dressing: mix the mayonnaise, finely grated cheese, and pressed garlic.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5

    Arrange the eggplant slices in a ring on a wide platter, tucking small sprigs of dill between them. A slice with the stem end becomes the peacock's head.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6

    Slice the tomatoes into rounds. Spread each eggplant slice with the dressing and top with a tomato round.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7

    Slice the cucumbers into rounds. Fan out the remaining eggplant slices into a peacock-tail shape, spread with dressing, and top with tomato rounds. Set a cucumber round on top of each tomato.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8

    Halve the olives and set the halves on the cucumbers. The appetizer is ready to serve!

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23  kcal/100g
  • Fresh cucumbers - 15  kcal/100g
  • Eggplant - 24  kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143  kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38  kcal/100g
  • Salad mayonnaise of 50 % fat content - 502  kcal/100g
  • Light mayonnaise - 260  kcal/100g
  • Provencal Mayonnaise - 624  kcal/100g
  • Provencal mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Table mayonnaise - 627  kcal/100g
  • Olives - 166  kcal/100g

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