IllustrationIllustration – not a dish we made, so it may look a little different. Photo: Stolbovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
Moussaka with turkey (lighter)
A Greek bake with aubergine and meat sauce. Instead of béchamel – yoghurt with egg.
⏱ 80 min · serves 5 · European · Not spicy at all
Per serving, out of 5. Worked out from the grams of each ingredient using a food database – so it's approximate.
Allergens: Milk and Eggs
Ingredients (serves 5)
- Aubergine600 g
- Turkey mince400 g
- Tinned tomatoes400 g
- Onion100 g
- Potatoes (raw)400 g
- Natural yoghurt250 g
- Egg (1 pc)55 g
- Hard cheese40 g
- Olive oil15 g
Also: Garlic, cinnamon, oregano, nutmeg, salt, pepper
Method
- Get ready: wash the aubergine (600 g) and potatoes (400 g) and cut into 0.5–1 cm slices. Finely chop the onion (100 g), chop the garlic and grate the cheese.
- Turn the oven on to 200 °C (it takes 10 min to heat up). Lay the slices on trays lined with baking paper, brush with 10 g oil and salt lightly.
- Bake in the oven at 200 °C for 20 min, until soft. Once they're out, turn the oven down to 180 °C.
- While the veg bakes, heat the rest of the oil (5 g) in a frying pan over medium heat. Cook the onion and mince for 7–8 min, breaking it up, until no pink remains.
- Add 400 g tomatoes, the garlic, a pinch of cinnamon, oregano, pepper and salt. Simmer over low heat for 15 min, until the sauce thickens.
- In a bowl, whisk 250 g yoghurt with the egg and a pinch of grated nutmeg.
- In a baking dish, layer the potatoes, aubergine and meat sauce. Pour over the yoghurt mixture, sprinkle with cheese and bake in the oven at 180 °C for 35 min, until the top is set and browned.
- Let it stand for 15 min before cutting. Cool leftovers and keep in the fridge for up to 3 days.
Tips
- Bake the aubergine in the oven, not in a pan – it soaks up several times less oil.
- Let it stand for 15 min after baking – it'll cut into neat pieces.
- Want it lighter? Skip the potato layer.
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