Eggplant With Crushed Chickpeas Appetizer

Gather your ingredients together and preheat the oven to 475 degrees F.

Cut the eggplants into 3/4 inch rings.

Place the eggplant rings into a bowl and drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Spread out onto a baking sheet covered with tinfoil and roast in the oven for 30 minutes.

Toast the cumin seeds in a pan on medium heat for about 5 minutes.

Using a mortar and pestle crush the seeds.

Remove the skin, seeds and white pith of the lemon and chop.

Put the beans into a bowl with the cumin, lemon, 3 tablespoons oil, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper.

With a fork roughly mash the bean mixture.

Put the yogurt, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, 2 tablespoons water, mint, parsley, 1/4 teaspoon salt, dash of black pepper into a blender or food processor and puree into a nice pourable dressing.

Arrange the eggplant slices on a plate and spoon the bean mixture on top then drizzle with the yogurt dressing and serve.