Keto Anise Eggplant. When I began thinking about this recipe I had just been in a new (my side of the river) Middle Eastern market where I picked up three of those beautifully small fit in-the-palm-of-your-hands eggplants. I have yet to find them again anywhere so I have decided to do the recipe with regular eggplant rounds. Any variety will work except perhaps the tiny pea eggplants as I really think after cutting them in half they would all but disappear.
Aside from the fact that these keto anise eggplant are visually stunning, they are Tom Terrific delicious. If you have an Asian market near you, you can sometimes find small eggplants there. Don’t worry about the color as they will all look the same after cooking and the only difference will be the shape.
That beautiful little dish? It made its way all the way from Morocco to my humble kitchen.
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- Very Small Eggplants Cut In Half Or
- 1 Medium Eggplant Cut Into 1” Thick Rounds (8-10 Rounds)
- ¼ C Olive Oil
- Salt
- 2-3 T Ground Anise Seeds
- 2-3 T Za’Atar
- 1-1½ T Aleppo Pepper
- More Salt
- ¼ C Labne (Best) Or Full Fat Yogurt
- Preheat oven to 375°
- Drizzle olive oil on foil lined sheet pan.
- Lay out eggplant drizzle and brush on more olive oil.
- Lightly sprinkle with salt.
- Sprinkle generously with ground anise seeds and za’atar.
- Bake 40- 45 minutes or until just soft.
- Dab top each round with about 1-2 t labne or yogurt (depending on round size).
- Sprinkle lightly again with salt.
- Sprinkle with more za’atar.
- Sprinkle with Aleppo pepper.
- Allow 1-2 rounds again, depending on size.
- 6 Servings
- 95 Calories, 0.9g Protein, 8.9g Fat, 3.2g Carbs, 1.0g Fiber, 2.2g Net Carbs
- 4 Servings
- 142 Calories, 1.4g Protein, 13.4g Fat, 4.8g Carbs, 1.5g Fiber, 3.3g Net Carbs
- I ground my anise seeds in a small processor and it can also be done with a mortar & pestle. It does not need to be powdered, just break up the seeds pretty well and if wanted, it actually come as a powder.
- These also make terrific appetizers.
- Za'atar and Aleppo pepper can be purchase in any Middle Eastern market, on line, and even in many grocery stores. When purchasing za'atar make sure to buy "Aleppo Style" which should not have any wheat in it. Wheat is just a cheap filler.
This looks amazing! Eggplant is my favorite veggie. Adding Aleppo pepper and Za’atar on my Kalustyan’s cart right now to give this one a try. Thank you!
Mari,
If eggplant is your favorite veggie then you are going to love these and they are so easy to make.
I can’t wait! I tried your eggplant soup the other and it was amazing, your recipes are the best!