[ RECIPE ] Meze Layer Cake

Ingredients:

1 pita bread

1 small eggplant, sliced

1 small zucchini, sliced

2 roasted red peppers, sliced

1 cup (2.4dl) - bulgur, cooked and cooled

½ cup (1.2 dl) - sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

4 oz (120 g) - artichoke hearts, drained and chopped

Hummus

Tapenade

Falafel mix

Baba ganoush

Ajvar

Optional: yellow bell pepper, parsley, olives for garnish

Instructions:

1. Put aside a few eggplant and zucchini slices, a tiny amount of each mix, and some parsley and anything else you want to decorate the top of the cake with later.

2. Place the pita bread in the bottom of a round, spring form pan of the same size.

3. Cover the bread with half the hummus mix, and place some zucchini slices and tapenade on top. Cover with the cooked bulgur (you might not need it all.) Press down on the bulgur to make the bottom layers more solid and firm.

4. Cover with a layer of baba ganoush. Spread some ajvar here and there on top, along with eggplant slices, sundried tomatoes, roasted peppers and artichokes.

5. Cover with the falafel mix and bake for about 30 minutes, high up in the oven, at 425F (200C). The falafel layer should get some color and have a slightly crispy surface.

6. Remove from oven, cover with the rest of the hummus, and decorate with slices and mixes you saved in step 1. You can also use some yellow bell pepper, tomatoes, and olives for added fun and color!