Fill mixing bowl with room temperature water and soak bulgur wheat for 30 minutes
Grill eggplant on high flame for 5 minutes on each side until soft and charcoaled
. Remove both stems
. Peel one eggplant, leave the other with the charred skin
. Cut both eggplants into cubes
. Put all cubed pieces into one blender
. Add 1/2 cup of olive oil and squeeze 2 lemons
. Add salt and pepper for taste
. Mix in blender on high until smooth
Strain water from the soaked bulgur wheat and move to a mixing bowl
Dress pumpkin with thyme leaves, salt, pepper and oil
. Sauté pumpkin in medium pan for 3 minutes till golden brown
In a separate bowl, add 2 tablespoons Yuzu, salt, pepper, olive oil, chili and mix
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In another bowl, mix bulgur, sautéed pumpkin, dates, pomegranate seeds, pears, parsley, mint, and ginger, then mix well.
Add Yuzu dressing from the first bowl to mixture and taste
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Remove sea bream skin
. Cut fish long way and then in half to result in four equally-sized rectangles
. Season raw pieces with thyme, salt, pepper and olive oil
. Add the eggplant paste to one side of each fish piece
, Add one piece of sliced bread to the same side as the eggplant paste
. Cut the bread to align with the size of each fish
. Add all four pieces to a sauté pan
. Cook fish at medium heat for 2 minutes, bottom side first then flip until top side is golden brown
In a medium size bowl, mix tahini, lemon, salt, pepper, olive oil and ice water.
Soak the vegetable(s) garnish in lemon, olive oil, Yuzu, salt, and pepper
Plating
: Smear tahini in a line on the bottom of the plate
. Place bulgur salad directly on top
. Add the four pieces of cooked sea bream, shingled
. Roll each vegetable and place throughout the plate, on top of the fish or in the bulgur salad
. Garnish with leaves