Anyway, Ina’s Eggplant Spread is worth selling an ovary for, or maybe your least-favorite kidney. I cut the olive oil, substituted a yellow onion for the red one, and added more whole garlic, since it’s to my taste. Pair it with pita or a Ritz, and bask in the ensuing glory.
Cooking note: It’s really, really difficult to drizzle olive oil evenly on eggplant, since it’s absorbed almost instantaneously. If you have/can buy a spray bottle, I’d highly suggest it.
Slightly Altered BC Roasted Eggplant Spread
7 servings – 1/3rd cup per serving
Adapted from Barefoot Contessa.
1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped into 1-inch chunks
1 medium-small yellow onion, peeled and chopped into quarters
3 garlic cloves, whole
1 Tbsp. good olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste (if desired)
Cooking Spray
1) Preheat oven to 400F.
2) Stir eggplant, bell pepper, onion and garlic cloves together in a large bowl. Spray or drizzle with olive oil as evenly as possible, stirring a few times to coat. Add salt and pepper and toss.
3) Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with Pam. Spread eggplant mixture on it.
4) Let cool a few minutes, so it's not steaming hot anymore.
5) Pour veggies into a food processor. Add tomato paste. Pulse a few times to get to the consistency of your liking. Salt and pepper to taste.
Approximate Calories, Fat, and Price Per Serving
51 calories, 2.1 g fat, $0.49
Calculations
1 medium eggplant: 132 calories, 1 g fat, $1.26
1 large red bell pepper: 40 calories, 0 g fat, $1.41
1 medium small yellow onion: 45 calories, 0 g fat, $0.35
3 garlic cloves: 15 calories, 0 g fat, $0.15
1 Tbsp. olive oil: 120 calories, 14 g fat, $0.08
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt: negligible calories and fat, $0.03
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper: negligible calories and fat, $0.01
1 tablespoon tomato paste (if desired): 6 calories, 0 g fat, $0.09
Cooking Spray: negligible calories and fat, $0.03
TOTAL: 358 calories, 15 g fat, $3.41
PER SERVING (TOTAL/7): 51 calories, 2.1 g fat, $0.49
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Love and an Eggplant: A Variation on Roasted Eggplant Spread
Reviewed by pada mama
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Rating : 4.5
Published :
Rating : 4.5