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Title: Eggplant Spread Categories: Cooking liv, Import Yield: 1 Servings 2 1-1/2 pound eggplants 1 md Onion; minced 1 Garlic clove; mined 2 tb Minced fresh flat-leafed -parsley leaves, plus -parsley sprigs for garnish 1 ts Minced fresh thyme leaves 2 ts Minced fresh basil leaves 3 tb Extra-virgin olive oil 2 tb Red wine vinegar 2 tb Drained bottled capers; -chopped fine Pita loaves; cut into wedges Pierce the eggplants in several places with a fork and place them on a rack of a broiler pan under a preheated broiler about 6 inches from the heat, tuning them, for 30 to 35 minutes, or until they are soft. Let the eggplants cool until they can be handled, halve them, and discard as many seeds as possible. Scrape the flesh away from the skin and squeeze the eggplant gently between paper towels to remove as much excess liquid as possible. In a bowl mash the eggplant coarsely, stir in the onion, the garlic, the minced herbs, the oil, the vinegar, the capers, and salt and pepper to taste, and let the spread stand, covered and chilled, for 3 hours to allow the flavors to develop. The eggplant spread may be made 1 day in advance and kept covered and chilled. Garnish the eggplant spread with the parsley sprigs and serve it with the pita wedges. Yield: 2 cups Recipe by: Cooking Live Show #CL8974 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #846 by "Angele and Jon Freeman" |