{"id":589,"date":"2011-09-12T05:00:47","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T09:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eatwithjoy.org\/?p=589"},"modified":"2011-09-12T05:00:47","modified_gmt":"2011-09-12T09:00:47","slug":"sunday-recipe-eggplant-dip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/rachelmariestone\/2011\/09\/12\/sunday-recipe-eggplant-dip\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunday Recipe (On Monday): Eggplant Dip"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>This week\u2019s recipe is super-simple and totally delicious. I made fresh pita to go with it, but it would also be great with purchased pita, naan bread, or even bagel chips.<\/p>\n<p>Preheat oven to 450F.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0084.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-623\" title=\"DSC_0084\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0084.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\"><\/a>{you don\u2019t need to cut everything neatly, since it\u2019s going to be almost-puree anyway. if you\u2019re using Japanese eggplants, like I did, just leave the skin on\u2013it\u2019s quite tender.}<\/p>\n<p>Toss all of the following together in a large roasting pan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>1 large eggplant, peeled and diced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 red bell peppers, seeded and diced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 large red onion, peeled and diced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 garlic cloves, minced<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/3 cup olive oil<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1 1\/2 teaspoons kosher salt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>1\/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>2 tablespoons tomato paste (or 1\/4 cup fresh seeded and diced tomatoes)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roast for 45-65 minutes, or until the vegetables are fragrant and caramelized. Cool slightly before pulsing in food processor to your desired level of chunkiness.<\/p>\n<p>(We had a lot of eggplants and peppers, so I doubled the recipe and put what we didn\u2019t eat immediately into 1\/2 pint jam jars to freeze.)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0086.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-624\" title=\"DSC_0086\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0086.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>{if you\u2019re going to do the same, remember to leave 1\/2\u2033 of space at the top of the jar to allow for the expansion that comes with freezing!}<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0004.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-625\" title=\"DSC_0004\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/484\/2011\/09\/dsc_0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"351\"><\/a>{small white bowl to the far right has the eggplant dip. my son, trying his best to look fierce.}<\/p>\n<p>Delicious as an appetizer to Middle-Eastern inspired dishes. Yum!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s recipe is super-simple and totally delicious. I made fresh pita to go with it, but it would also be great with purchased pita, naan bread, or even bagel chips. 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