Free Recipe Garlicky Eggplant Salad

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: bake

Cooking Ingredients for Garlicky Eggplant Salad Recipe

2 lg Eggplants; (about 2 1/2
-pounds)
2 lg Garlic cloves; slivered
1/4 c Olive oil
2 tb Fresh lemon juice
2 tb Chopped fresh oregano or 2
-teaspoons; crumbled
; dried
1 ts Ground cumin
Red leaf lettuce
4 Tomatoes; sliced
Pita bread
Chopped fresh oregano

Garlicky Eggplant Salad Preparation

Preheat oven to 450F. Cut slits in eggplants with tip of knife and insert garlic sliver into each slit. Place eggplants in baking pan and bake until very tender, about 1 hour. Cut each eggplant in half and cool slightly. Scrape eggplant pulp from skin into colander and let drain. Transfer eggplant to processor. Add oil, lemon juice, 2 tablespoons oregano and cumin. Puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Cool completely. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.) Line platter with lettuce. Halve tomato slices and arrange around edge of platter. Cut pita into wedges and arrange around platter. Mound eggplant mixture in center. Sprinkle with oregano. Serves 8. Bon Appetit March 1991 Converted by MC_Buster. Converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Recipe Serves: 1

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