Mediterranean

Moussaka

Name: Moussaka
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3 eggplants; 1.5 lb ground lamb; 1 onion; 4 garlic cloves; 15 oz crushed tomatoes; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/2 tsp ground allspice; 1/3 cup olive oil; 4 tbsp butter; 1/4 cup all-purpose flour; 3 cups whole milk; 1/2 cup grated parmesan; 1.5 tsp salt

Yasmin @beirut_bites

Moussaka is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.

105 min Involved Diabetic friendly Low carb Halal

Watch how to cook Moussaka

Someone making it start to finish, so you can see what the steps look like.

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Safe at your table

Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Moussaka carries dairy and gluten. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.

Every tracked allergen in Moussaka
Allergen	In this dish	Cook this instead
Peanuts	No
Tree nuts	No
Dairy	Yes	Baked Falafel Plate
Gluten	Yes	Baked Falafel Plate
Shellfish	No
Eggs	No
Soy	No
Fish	No
Sesame	No
Coconut	No

These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.

What it brings to the plate

Estimated, per serving

Calories: 570 kcal
Protein: 27 g
Carbs: 15 g
Fat: 45 g
Fiber: 4 g
Sugar: 3 g
Sodium: 780 mg
Saturated fat: 14 g

Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.

When to cook it

Moussaka takes about 105 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a proper project. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.