Paula Wolfert's Ajvar
Proust had madeleines; Paula Wolfert has eggplants.
From Emily Kaiser Thelin's Unforgettable:
"Proust had madeleines; Paula Wolfert has eggplants. Her love of nightshades was seeded in her childhood, and this is her best guess at her grandmother’s recipe for a Balkan eggplant spread she often made when Paula was growing up. Tangy and only faintly garlicky, it’s an ideal accompanime…
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Salt + Spine to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.