Reminder: Upcoming Cooking Class: Thurs Mar 21 6:30PM EST

Hey gang,

Our next LIVE cooking class will be taking place THIS THURSDAY and I’m really excited to be cooking with you guys again.

When: March 21, 2024 6:30PM EST

How to join: Simply head over to my website and go to the “Live Classes” page. It’s that easy! If you can’t make it, do not fret because all classes are recorded–you can view my past classes on the same page.

What we’ll be making: probably my favorite eggplant dish in the world, this delicious smokey fried eggplant. Charred over fire then flattened + breaded into a schnitzel and fried. SO GOOD!

Why I chose this dish: other than the fact that it’s delicious, we’ll learn a super underrated cooking method. I love charring my veggies over the fire–peel the burnt skin off and you’re left with smokey goodness. Not everything needs a million ingredients or the highest end ingredients to taste good. Good technique trumps all!

Making substitutions: this dish is shallow fried, if you’d like a lower-fat option baking/air frying is totally fine too! If you’re missing sumac, feel free to skip it. If you have other herbs on hand than what I suggest, use those instead!

Here’s what you’ll need–makes about 1-2 servings, this is the same recipe as on my website. Feel free to make more or less, just make sure to stick to the same ratios! Let me know if you have any questions!

For the Eggplant

• 1 eggplant

• 2 eggs

• 1 c flour

• 1 c Panko

• 1/2 c toasted sesame seeds

• Salt to taste

For the Topping

• handful mint leaves

• handful parsley leaves

• handful cherry tomatoes, halved

• handful kalamata olives, quartered

• 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

• 1 jalapeño, thinly sliced

• 1 healing tbsp sumac

• 1 Juice of lemon

• 2 tbsp olive oil

• Salt to taste

• Black pepper to taste

Additional Ingredients

• Something creamy and spreadable for underneath the eggplant: yogurt, labneh, creme fraiche, or hummus all work perfectly fine. I used tahini for this initially but to save time let’s use something that ready to go that you don’t need to add other ingredients to.