Potlagel, Romainian Eggplant

[TJHarris]

A business associate has asked for help in finding a recipe for this dish his Romanian mother used to make. I am running into a lot of dead ends. Any assistance would be appreciated.

Thanks,

T.

[Gifted Gourmet]

closest I could find to "potlagel" is:

Putlagella  (Romanian Eggplant Salad)

1 1lb eggplant roasted til soft (about an hour at 400)

1 small onion

1 carrot, peeled

1 half orange or yellow sweet pepper

1 hard boiled egg

1 T. mayonnaise or olive oil

1/4 cup fresh lemon juice

salt and pepper to taste

Scoop the flesh from the eggplant skin. Force it through a wire grater over a medium sized bowl. Grate the rest of the vegetables and the egg into the bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and mix. Refrigerate for several hours. Serve as a salad or on crackers or pita triangles as an appetizer.

recipe source

[TJHarris]

Thank you, Melissa. I will see if this is what my associate remembers.