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(Victor Sack) wrote:

> Kalmia > wrote:
>
> > (Victor Sack) wrote:
> >
> > > Poor Man's Caviar
> >
> > Is this a dish or nickname?
>
> It is aubergine "caviar", one of the many Russian vegetable "caviars".
> It is perhaps the most popular one, alongside the vegetable-marrow
> caviar. Here is my recipe, from the rfc cook.book, p. 7.
>
> Poor Man's Caviar (Aubergine Caviar)
>
> 2 medium aubergines (eggplants)
> 2 cloves garlic
> 1 medium onion, chopped
> 2 medium tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped
> 1 tablespoon (optionally) each of parsley, chervil and tarragon, minced
> 5-6 tablespoons olive oil
> a bit of red wine vinegar or lemon juice
> salt and pepper to taste

I don't see how this would taste anything like caviar!
I'd just use minced black olives...
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