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Fried aubergine, cucumber, spring onion, white miso dressing

Preparation time
over 2 hours

Cooking time
10 to 30 mins

Serves
Serves 2

Dietary
Vegetarian

By Bryn Williams
From Saturday Kitchen

Ingredients

For the fried aubergine

  • 2 aubergines (Chinese or Japanese)
  • plain flour, for dusting
  • oil, for deep frying
  • salt, to taste

For the cucumber

  • 4 cucumbers (Chinese or Japanese)
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine vinegar
  • 50ml/2fl oz light soy sauce
  • 100g/3½oz caster sugar
  • pinch chilli flakes

For the white miso dressing

  • 250g/9oz white miso
  • 50ml/2fl oz wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • 50ml/2fl oz light soy sauce

To serve

  • 1 bunch spring onion, sliced
  • ½ bunch fresh coriander, leaves only
  • ½ bunch fresh mint, leaves only
  • 10g/⅓oz black sesame seeds

Method

  1. To make the fried aubergine, cut the aubergine lengthways, then cut it into 5cm/2in pieces. Place in a colander, season with salt and leave for 2–3 hours.

  2. For the cucumber, cut the cucumber into 5mm/¼in rounds. Bring the vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and chilli to the boil in a small pan, remove from the heat and then add the cucumber. Set aside.

  3. To make the white miso dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl and add a splash of water to bring to a thick sauce consistency.

  4. When you are ready to cook the aubergine, preheat a deep fat fryer to 180C. (CAUTION: hot oil can be dangerous. Do not leave unattended.) Dry the aubergine on kitchen paper and dust with flour. Cook in the deep fat fryer for 2–3 minutes. Carefully remove using a slotted spoon and drain on kitchen paper.

  5. To serve, spoon some of the miso dressing on a plate, add the fried aubergine and pickled cucumber. Garnish with the spring onion, mint, coriander and black sesame seeds.

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