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Moussaker with Cucumber and Tomato Salad

Prep Time1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 20 minutes
Rest Time25 minutes
Total Time3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people

Ingredients

  • 300 g Waxy potatoes
  • 1 medium sized Eggplant fresh
  • 1 kg Minced meat
  • 500 g Tomatoes
  • 1 medium sized Cucumber fresh
  • Grated Gouda
  • 0,5 bunch Parsley
  • 9 tbsp Rapeseed oil
  • 500 ml Milk
  • 30 g Butter
  • 30 g Flour
  • 1 medium sized Clove of garlic
  • 1 size Shallot
  • 800 g Skinned tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp Dried marjoram
  • 1 tbsp Lemon juice
  • 3 tbsp Water
  • 1 tbsp Honey liquid
  • 100 ml Vegetable broth
  • Salt and pepper
  • Freshly grated nutmeg
  • Ground cinnamon

Instructions

  • Bring the potatoes to the boil covered with water and cook for 20 minutes, drain, let cool and peel. Wash the eggplant, clean and cut into thin slices. Place the aubergine slices on kitchen paper and sprinkle with salt, leave to stand for about 15 minutes.
  • Peel off shallot and garlic, cut into small pieces. Heat 3 tablespoons of rapeseed oil in a pan and fry the minced meat until crumbly. Add shallots and garlic and sauté briefly. Add tomatoes (skinned from the tin) and tomato paste, stir in and bring to the boil Season with marjoram, cinnamon, salt and pepper.
  • Thoroughly dab the eggplant with kitchen paper in a pan with 2 tablespoons on both sides and place on kitchen paper. Cut the potatoes into thin slices and place about half of them in a baking dish (20 + 20 cm). Wash the tomatoes and remove the stalks. Cut two tomatoes into thin slices.
  • Place the minced meat, aubergines, tomatoes and finally the potato slices alternately on top.
  • For the bechamel sauce: melt the butter in a saucepan, stir in the flour and let it sweat briefly. Pour in the milk and stock, stirring constantly, bring to the boil and simmer over a mild heat for 10-15 minutes. Stir in the Gouda. Béchamel sauce - cheese - Spread the sauce on top. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Bake on the middle rack for about 30 minutes
  • For the cucumber and tomato salad: Wash the cucumber with the remaining tomatoes, finely grate about 3 pieces. Mix lemon juice, 3 tablespoons water, 3 tablespoons rapeseed oil, salt and pepper vigorously. Roughly chop parsley and mix in. Salad for about 10 minutes. Let it steep and serve with the moussaka.

Nutrition

Serving: 100g | Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 4.7g | Protein: 5.6g | Fat: 9.6g