Pitas with Grilled Eggplant and Tzatziki
One day when we were Paris we grabbed our maps and slipped out of our apartment for an adventure. We had a huge list of places to eat with L'As Du Fallafel somewhere in the middle of the page titled, "The Best of Paris". The list was made for us by our good friend Bill who loves food as much as, if not more than we do. He lived in Paris for years and undoubtably/enviably ate his way across the incredible city. We got off the metro and walked through the bumpy streets of Marais, until we spotted the bright, colorful restaurant. Then we stood in a long line on a warm fall day and, when it was our turn, ordered pitas stuffed with the most insanely delicious eggplant, red cabbage, and tahini. There's never any seating so you just take your fallefel and walk until you find a park bench or a curb then you sit down and savor every bite. When you're finished licking your fingers you only wish you had room to eat another.
I wouldn't call this recipe a replication of that amazing fallafel, but it holds us over in between trips to Paris. The eggplant is marinated in lots of olive oil and smoked paprika and the tzatziki is flavorful and has a little bite. We devour these hot or cold, for breakfast, lunch or dinner. They remind me just a tiny bit of Paris.
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Pitas with Grilled Eggplant and Tzatziki
