Healthy Eggplant Dip

7 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 firm eggplants (about 1 1/2 lbs. each)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press
  • 1 lemon, zested and juiced
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. 2
    Put the eggplants on a baking sheet lined with foil, prick with a fork in several places,and roast 45 to 60 minutes, until soft and shriveled.
  3. 3
    Cool and halve eggplants; scrape the flesh into a food processor with the olive oil; puree.
  4. 4
    Add remaining ingredients and pulse just to combine.
  5. 5
    Spoon into a bowl, cover and chill several hours or overnight before serving.

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