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Eggplant Puree with Walnuts

Oven-roasted eggplant blended coarse with a garlic-walnut paste, olive oil, lemon and a splash of red wine vinegar. Nutty, tangy and rich, with a slightly rough texture that suits bread and raw vegetables.

  • YieldAbout 1 1/2 cups; serves 6 as a dip
  • Hands-on25 min
  • Total1 h 4 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 2large eggplants, washed and dried
  • 3 clovesgarlic, peeled and minced (2 to 4 to taste)
  • 60 gshelled walnuts, coarsely chopped, about 1/2 cup
  • 120 mlextra-virgin olive oil, about 1/2 cup
  • 2 tbsplemon juice, strained
  • 1½ tbspred wine vinegar, 1 to 2 tablespoons
  • to tastesalt
  • ½ tspsugar, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon, only if the eggplant tastes bitteroptional

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan
  • Mediterranean

Contains

  • Tree nuts
  • Walnut
  • Sulfites
  • Olive
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Eggplant (aubergine)
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Bitter
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke

Texture

  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Food processor

Season

  • Summer
  • Fall

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 1
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

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

Budget

  • Budget: low

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