Eggplant (aubergine) Appetizer - Romanian Style - (vinete)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large eggplant
• 1 medium onion, grated
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup corn oil
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 broil eggplant on all sides until well cooked -- turning frequently as it cooks.
• 2 scrape the purple skin off, and discard skin.
• 3 mash eggplant well with a wooden spoon,.
• 4 add salt and pepper, to taste.
• 5 mix grated onions with one tsp of mazola oil.
• 6 add to mashed eggplant.
• 7 add remaining 1/4 cup of oil to eggplant slowly, stirring constantly.
• 8 add lemon juice.
• 9 mix well, and serve as an appetizer on crackers or other bread rounds.