Baked Eggplant Appetizer


Course : Eggplant
Serves: 6
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Ingredients:


1 large eggplant

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 large onion -- peeled and quartered

3 cloves garlic -- unpeeled

1 medium red bell pepper -- - halved and seeded

1 teaspoon oregano -- chopped

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon olive oil

1/8 teaspoon salt and pepper

4 ounces feta cheese -- crumbled

2 tablespoons parsley -- chopped

1 package pita bread or crackers
 

Preparation / Directions:


Preheat oven to 350 F. Halve eggplant lengthwise. Brush all sides with olive oil. Place halves cut-side down on a baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes. Brush onion, garlic and red pepper with oil; add to eggplant. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Cool eggplant; scoop out flesh and place in a food processor or wooden bowl. Squeeze garlic pulp from skins, peel red pepper, and a dd to eggplant along with onion, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Process or finely chop by hand. Do not puree. Mi x in 3 oz. of the feta cheese. Spoon mixture into a serving bowl. Sprinkle remaining feta cheese around the edge of mixture; mound parsley in the center. Serve w ith pita bread or crackers.


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