Serves 2

Oven roasted brinjal combines with toasted sesame and sweet miso to create a rich dip perfect served with rice cakes or vegetable sticks.

Ingredients

1 medium brinjal

1 TS sesame seeds

3 ts Barley Miso

1 ts Ume Plum Seasoning

1 tsp Tamari

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180˚C/gas 4.
2. Prick the brinjal all over, place on an oven tray and roast for around 20 minutes until soft all the way through.
3. While the brinjal is roasting, heat a dry frying pan over a low heat. Add the sesame seeds to the pan and toast until golden, stirring every now and then. Tip into a mortar, reserving 1 teaspoon to garnish the dip, and grind until the seeds have broken down to a sandy texture.
4. Cut the brinjal in half and scoop the flesh out with a spoon. Discard the skin and finely chop the brinjal.
5. In a bowl mix together all the ingredients except the Tamari. Taste and then add Tamari if necessary. Sprinkle with a few extra toasted sesame seeds to garnish.

Chef: 

Celia Plender