Anyway, enough of them made it home to be included in the first of these salads, a veritable marathon of Nigeing whilst the hub was out. Feta, artichokes, aubergines, cous cous, courgette, none of these are recognised foodstuffs in his eyes, so I took advantage of the situation to blitz four recipes in one evening, in a Mediterranean festa of food. And a heck of a lot of olive oil and mint. I halved or quartered the recipes to make enough for me and some leftovers which got all mixed in together to make a very nice packed lunch for work...
Got a bit frantic in the kitchen though, with four recipes on the go at once, but I made it... slightly cremated aubergine or not... These two salads were easy peasy and jolly yummy, and will be repeated - I'm imagining nice swanky al fresco dinners with friends, in the garden we don't have, on the BBQ we don't have. One day :)
Roasted/grilled/baked aubergines are one of my favourite unexpected food pleasures. T would not agree, but something quite amazing happens to aubergine when it's cooked it one of these ways. It dries out slightly on the outside and then the moist insides spontaneously collapse, and it creates a delicious silky, almost meaty taste. Love it. Toasted pine nuts too. Another unexpected food pleasure - how can something so simple and unassuming, and frankly not that exciting looking, add so much to a dish? And they have to be toasted! Madness. An untoasted pine nut is a definite disappointment, and is a mistake never to be repeated. Feta is good stuff too, but needs to be used in moderation as it's such a strong, salty, sour taste, which can overdominate other flavours too easily.
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