Eggplant Dip Recipe
Every Friday night and Saturday afternoon we sit down to a Sabbath (Shabbat) meal that starts off with Challah bread and an assortment of middle-eastern inspired dips. These dips include hummus, matbucha and very often eggplant dips such as caponata and roasted eggplant. These are quite expensive, and therefore, as a newly married homemaker I decided to put together my own.
This can be eaten with bread, as we eat it, or with chips or crackers.It freezes nicely, which is crucial for me as I would not have the time to do it every week. It is a weekend staple in our house and is a big hit with my guests and family.
This is not a scientific recipe, and therefore you can put less or more of the various ingredients according to your taste.
Ingredients:
2 T olive oil
4 cloves garlic (or 1 T garlic powder) crushed
2 large onions chopped
1 medium eggplant cubed
1 can diced tomato OR five fresh tomatoes diced
1 T paprika
1 t salt (or to taste)
1 T garlic powder
Instructions:
Chop onions, eggplant and if using fresh, tomatoes into half inch cubes (approx.)
Fry onions (and garlic) in olive oil until translucent.
Add eggplant and let it fry along with the onions, stirring every few minutes, until it starts sticking. It should be somewhat tender by then (if it’s not, you many need to add a bit more oil. This depends on the eggplant you have).
Add the tomato and seasoning and cook on a medium flame for about half an hour (or until desired consistency), still stirring occasionally. Serve chilled.
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I planted eggplant this year and would love to try this recipe.
I want to make this as I love eggplant. I have never tried this before so I am interested in trying.
I haven’t had eggplant in many years. I liked it though.
That looks really good. I love eggplant.
this sounds really yummy I have never even thought to make a dip with eggplant. We love eggplant in our house so it will definitely go over well with everyone.
This sounds really yummy! We love eggplant in our house so everyone will definitely love it. I never thought to use eggplant in a dip 🙂
I’m always looking for new ways to use eggplant. This looks good. Thank you for linking up to Creative K Kid’s Tasty Tuesdays. I have pinned your recipe to the Tasty Tuesdays Pinterest Board.
Menucha,
Thanks for this recipe! I’ve added it to the Farm Fresh Feasts Visual Recipe Index by Ingredient, a resource for folks like me who love to eat from the farm share.
I appreciate your help in making this index better!