Eggplant Caviar

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 large eggplant, unpeeled
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 small garlic clove
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon tabasco sauce
• sieved egg (optional)
• lemon, sllice (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. place eggplant in shallow baking dish. bake 1 hour or until soft, turning once.
• 2 trim off ends; slice eggplant in half lengthwise. place cut-side-down in colander and let drain 10 minutes. scoop out pulp; reserve pulp and peel.
• 3 in blender or food processor combine eggplant peel, onion, lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt and tabasco sauce. cover; process until peel is finely chopped.
• 4 add eggplant pulp. cover; process just until chopped.
• 5 place in serving dish. garnish with egg and lemon slice, if desired. serve with toast points.