Greek · Starter
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
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