This Roasted Eggplant is an easy, hands-off side dish that will brighten up your meal. With fresh mint sauce and feta cheese, it’s full of flavor (and healthy too!)
Cut the eggplant in half, lengthwise. Score the eggplant so that you cut slits into just the flesh (not the skin), making about 5 cuts diagonally across the eggplant. Make another set of cuts diagonally the other way to create sections that look like diamonds (see picture). Brush with 1 Tbsp olive oil and set on a baking tray. Bake at 400 degrees F for 35 to 40 minutes, or until tender.
Meanwhile, combine 2 Tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, mint, garlic, salt, and pepper in a food processor until smooth,
When eggplant has finished cooking, transfer to a serving plate. Top with mint sauce and crumbled feta cheese.