Best Classic Roasted Eggplant Dip Recipes

Roasted-Eggplant Dip image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Appetizers

Time 2h5m

Yield Makes 3 cups

Number Of Ingredients 5

3 medium eggplants (about 3 pounds total)
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons pomegranate molasses
1 teaspoon minced or finely grated garlic, plus 3 cloves, very thinly sliced lengthwise
Coarse salt

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Roast eggplants on a baking sheet until collapsed and very tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Let stand until cool enough to handle. Peel, and discard skins. Transfer flesh to a colander, and let drain for 15 minutes. Finely chop eggplant, and transfer to a bowl. Stir in 3 tablespoons oil, the molasses, minced garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons salt.
Heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil and the sliced garlic in a skillet over medium heat until garlic is golden, 6 to 7 minutes. Drizzle garlic oil over dip, and garnish with garlic chips.

Roasted Eggplant Spread image

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories appetizer

Time 1h

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 medium eggplant, peeled
2 red bell peppers, seeded
1 red onion, peeled
2 garlic cloves, minced
3 tablespoons good olive oil
1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon tomato paste

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the eggplant, bell pepper, and onion into 1-inch cubes. Toss them in a large bowl with the garlic, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Spread them on a baking sheet. Roast for 45 minutes, until the vegetables are lightly browned and soft, tossing once during cooking.
Cool slightly.
Place the vegetables in a food processor fitted with a steel blade, add the tomato paste, and pulse 3 or 4 times to blend. Taste for salt and pepper.

Sunny's Easy Eggplant Dip image

Provided by Sunny Anderson

Categories appetizer

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 11

1/2 cup olive oil
6 cloves garlic
3 eggplant, peeled, seeded and cut into chunks
1/4 cup grated onion (use a box grater on the largest side)
1/2 teaspoon hot Hungarian paprika
1/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
Zest of 1 lemon plus 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Chopped fresh parsley, for garnish
For serving: assorted pita chips, grissini and flatbread crisps

Steps:

For the roasted garlic: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
In a ramekin, add the olive oil and garlic. Roast until the oil begins to bubble and the garlic becomes a very light golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the garlic to a large bowl and put half of the oil in a large pan. Reserve the rest of the oil in the ramekin for garnishing.
For the dip: In the large pan with the garlic-infused oil, add the eggplant, onion and paprika; you may have to do this in batches. Turn to medium-high heat and cook, tossing, until all sides of the eggplant are lightly golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes per batch. Transfer everything in the pan, bits and all, to the large bowl with the awaiting garlic.
Using a mezzaluna, chop the contents of the bowl until broken down but still a bit chunky. Sure you can do this in a food processor, but it may lose the texture if over-pulsed. You can also chop all of this on a cutting board, then scrape everything back into the large bowl. Add the parsley, yogurt and lemon zest and juice to the bowl. Stir to combine, taste and season with salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate until cool.
If traveling with this to a swanky party, wait to garnish until just before serving at your host's place. Transfer the dip into a serving bowl, make a nice swirl with the back of a spoon and pour over the remaining garlic-infused olive oil. Sprinkle over the chopped parsley and serve with assorted pita chips, grissini and flatbread crisps.