Name: Marinated melon with whipped feta and honey
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: PTM
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Starters & Light meals
Ingredients: Woolworths seasonal melon mix (watermelon, sweet orange melon, green melon) 800 g,Woolworths chilli and lime salt 1t,limes, zested and juiced 2,Woolworths fynbos honey 1/3cup,feta cheese 500 g,double-thick plain yoghurt 2 cups,lemon zest 1 T,salt, to taste ,extra virgin olive oil ¼cup,fresh mint, finely sliced, to garnish

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Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

450 g brinjals
125 g cornflour
2 large free-range eggs
4 T buttermilk
1 t cayenne pepper
1 t smoked paprika
2 T brown sugar
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
125 g panko breadcrumbs
oil, for frying
lemon wedges, for serving

For the spicy oil:

2 T cayenne pepper
2 T brown sugar
1 T smoked paprika
1 t garlic powder
salt, to taste

For the burnt leek ranch dressing:

30 g butter
100 g leeks, thinly sliced
Woolworths creamy ranch dressing, for serving

Method

1. Peel the brinjal and cut into fingers. Dredge each piece in the cornflour and set aside.

2. In a shallow bowl, beat together the eggs, buttermilk, spices and sugar and season to taste.

3. Place a metal rack on a baking tray. Dip the coated brinjal into the egg mixture, then dredge in the cornflour again. Dip into the egg again, then finally into the panko crumbs. Repeat until all the brinjal is crumbed.

4. Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the brinjal until golden and crisp, about 5–7 minutes.

5. To make the spicy oil, place the ingredients in a heatproof bowl. Scoop 1⁄2 cup hot oil from the pan in which you fried the brinjals and pour over the ingredients, whisking until combined. Brush the fried brinjal with the spicy oil before serving.

6. To make the dressing, heat the butter in a pan over a medium-high heat. Add the leeks and cook until browned and starting to crisp a little, but not burn. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Chop and mix with the ranch dressing. Serve with the brinjals.

Cook's note: Replace the brinjal with oyster mushrooms for an “I-can’t-believe-it’s- not-meat” sandwich or burger filling.

Find more brinjal recipes here.

Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food assistance: Ellah Maepa and Leila-Ann Mokotedi

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