BAKED EGGPLANT RECIPE

A lot of people will not cook eggplant as they don't know how to cook it. Just try this recipe for the Baked Eggplant and I'm sure you and your whole family will enjoy it. Instead of having the pita bread or crackers with the Baked Eggplant it is also really nice with garlic or herbed bread. My family really like the Baked Eggplant with the garlic bread so try it and enjoy it. This is a really fabulous appetizer recipe.

Baked Eggplant Ingredients

olive oil
1 Tbs olive oil
1 large eggplant
2 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp oregano chopped
1/8 tsp salt and pepper
4 oz feta cheese crumbled
2 Tbs parsley chopped
pita bread or crackers
3 garlic cloves unpeeled
1 large onion peeled and quartered
1 red bell pepper halved and seeded

Baked Eggplant Method

The first thing to do is preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut the eggplant lengthwise and brush all sides with olive oil. Place the halves cut side down on a baking sheet. Bake it for 25 minutes. With the oil brush the onion, garlic and red pepper and add to the eggplant. Bake 25 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender. Cool the eggplant mixture and scoop out the flesh and place in a food processor. Next thing to do is squeeze garlic pulp from skins, peel red pepper and add to eggplant along with onion, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Process but do not puree. Mix in 3 ounces of the feta cheese. Spoon mixture into a serving bowl and sprinkle with remaining feta cheese around the edge of the Baked Eggplant and mound parsley in the center. Serve the Baked Eggplant with pita bread or crackers. My family really enjoys this with garlic bread to.

Enjoy your freshly made Baked Eggplant!