Eastern Mediterranean Eggplant Mezze with Yogurt

Two of my favorite ways to eat eggplant as a small side dish (mezze), or with rice.

I think eggplant might just be the quintessential Mediterranean vegetable. You find it in every Mediterranean country’s cuisine in such a variety of absolutely delicious ways. My personal favorite is when yogurt is added, which I believe is a particularly eastern Mediterranean way of eating it (i.e. in Greece, Turkiye, and many other similar regions).

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