Middle Eastern · Sauce / condiment

Roasted Eggplant Sauce with Garlic

Name: Roasted Eggplant Sauce with Garlic
Total time: 55 min
Yield: Serves 4 · About 375 ml (1½ cups)
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 oval eggplants, about 250 g each; 4 cloves garlic; 1 tsp salt; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; ¼ tsp chilli powder, up to ½ teaspoon, to taste; 1 tsp paprika

Whole eggplants roasted until collapsing, then mashed with salty crushed garlic, paprika and a little chilli. Serve it warm over rice or as a dip with flatbread.

YieldServes 4 · About 375 ml (1½ cups)
Hands-on15 min
Total55 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Sauce

2oval eggplants, about 250 g each
4 clovesgarlic
1 tspsalt
2 tbspvegetable oil
¼ tspchilli powder, up to ½ teaspoon, to taste
1 tsppaprika

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Nightshades (any)
Bell (sweet) pepper
Chili peppers
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Oregano
Cumin
Paprika
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

Heat
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Aromatic spice

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Mortar and pestle

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

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

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: low

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