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Eggplant Caviar with Roasted Garlic

Name: Eggplant Caviar with Roasted Garlic
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 head garlic, whole, unpeeled; 2 large eggplants; 1 small green pepper; 1 small red pepper; 4 scallions, trimmed; 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; salt, to taste; black pepper, freshly ground, to taste; 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 2 stalks celery, cut into raw batons; 2 heads Belgian endive, leaves separated into spears

A smoky purée of charred eggplant, sweet roasted garlic, grilled red and green peppers and scallions, brightened with lemon, mint and parsley. It is left chunky enough to see flecks of pepper and served with crisp raw vegetables.

YieldServes 8
Hands-on40 min
Total2 h 10 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1 headgarlic, whole, unpeeled
2large eggplants
1small green pepper
1small red pepper
4scallions, trimmed
3 tbspfresh lemon juice
4 tbspextra virgin olive oil
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
1 tbspfresh mint, chopped
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

To serve

2 stalkscelery, cut into raw batonsoptional
2 headsBelgian endive, leaves separated into spearsoptional

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan
Mediterranean
Lower sugar

Contains

Celery
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Scallion (green onion)
Endive
Parsley
Mint
Black and white pepper

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: moderate
Fat: low
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: low

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