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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Clean eggplant and cut length¬wise into slices 1/8-inch thick (using a vegetable slicer). Lay slices flat on a rack, salt, and set aside for 1 hour. | 2. In the meantime, rinse basil and pat dry. Remove leaves and chop finely. Peel garlic. | 3. In an ungreased pan, roast sunflower seeds until light brown, stirring constantly, then remove from pan. Dice feta. | 4. In a blender, process basil, 2 cloves garlic, sunflower seeds, feta, and 4 tbs olive oil to make a smooth paste. Add the bread crumbs and season with salt and pepper. | 5. Stir together sour cream and yogurt until smooth. Squeeze garlic through a press and add, then season with salt and pepper. | 6. Peel cucumber in a striped pattern, remove seeds, and grate. Fold into sour cream-yogurt mixture. Add more salt and pepper to taste, if desired. | 7. Rinse mint, remove leaves, and chop. Fold into dip. | 8. Pat eggplant dry, spread with prepared pesto, and roll up. | 9. Brush the outside of each roll with oil and thread onto skewers. Cook on the preheated grill for 15-20 minutes. | 10. Serve with the sour cream dip. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
eggplant	3			-	-	-	-
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
basil	2	bunches		-	-	-	-
garlic clove	3			-	-	-	-
sunflower seed	1	tablespoon		16.79	0.575	0.5974	1.4795
feta	3 1/2	1/2		1386.0	21.4725	74.6025	111.72
olive oil	8	tablespoons		954.72	0.0	0.0	108.0
breadcrumb	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
cream	1	cup	sour low fat	792.0	15.96	8.712	83.23200000000001
yogurt	1/2	cup		74.725	5.7085	4.2508	3.9812
cucumber	1			15.6	3.7752	0.6759999999999999	0.1144
mint	3	sprigs		-	-	-	-
wooden skewer				-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.