Delicious appetizer - eggplant roll with cheese and garlic

Origin of eggplant is India. Initially, this plant grew in the wild. However, some 1,500 years ago it was "cultivated" and began to grow in the kitchen gardens. And the number of dishes prepared from these wonder-fruits of dark purple color, grew every year. Distributing throughout the world, especially in the Mediterranean countries and Asia Minor, eggplants, or as they are otherwise called, the Badrijanas, fell in love with the chefs of different countries and peoples, and each of them began to come up with recipes for dishes taking into account the culinary traditions of their people. So, there were such oriental dishes as Imam Baghdadi, Greek Musak, Agip Sandal, Phali with eggplant, Overseas caviar (remember the comedy Ivan Vasilievich is changing profession), aubergine roll with cheese And garlic or with pomegranate and nuts and other awesome delicious dishes.

Yes, in fact, the taste of food from the "blue" (as they were called in the old days, and today, the Russian mistresses) is so good that it is immediately liked by all who try them. Even there is an eastern legend about how an Imam from Baghdad, after trying a dish prepared from fried eggplants, was so impressed by his taste that lost consciousness. The cooks wanted to be executed for poisoning a high-ranking official, but the imam, who came to himself, generously endowed him and appointed him his personal chef. About the eggplant roll with cheese and garlic is not yet a legend, but its taste is so beautiful that anyone who tastes this snack at least once in a lifetime will retain it for a long time in its memory.

In this article we want to present to your attention a delicious, and most importantly easy recipe, which describes how to properly prepare a roll of eggplant with cheese and garlic. This cold dish is considered an element of Georgian cuisine. However, it underwent so many modifications that it is already difficult to talk about its nationality. By the way, this is not so important.

Eggplant roll with cheese and garlic

Ingredients:

• 2 large eggplants;
• 1 packet of cream cheese "Hochland" or "Viola";
• Clove of garlic;
• 2-3 sprigs of cilantro;
• 10-12 feathers of green onion;
• 1 large tomato;
• From seasonings, at will, it is possible to use hops-suneli and black pepper;
• Vegetable oil for roasting.

Cooking method

Eggplants do not need to be cleaned from the skin. Wash thoroughly and cut into thin Petals (5-6 pieces). Salt and leave (30 min.) To emit bitterness. Pour vegetable oil on the bottom of the frying pan, wait for it to warm up, fry the aubergine petals on both sides until golden brown. Put them on paper napkins in order to remove excess fat. Cut the tomato into 10-12 very thin lobules.

In a separate bowl with a fork, knead the cheese, add to it finely chopped greens and crushed garlic. To season. Stir well until smooth. Everything, you can already form eggplant rolls with cheese and garlic. Each petal with a thick layer of grease with cheese cream, put tomato slices on top, and then wrap it in a roll and tie it with the feathers of a green onion. Rolls can be placed in a shallow bowl in an upright position. So they will look like roses. We decorate the dish with parsley sticks or other herbs. By the way, eggplant rolls with cheese can also be cooked without the addition of garlic.

Enjoy your meal!