Healthy Eggplant Dip

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 firm eggplants (about 1 1/2 lbs. each)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh basil
• salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 put the eggplants on a baking sheet lined with foil, prick with a fork in several places,and roast 45 to 60 minutes, until soft and shriveled.
• 3 cool and halve eggplants; scrape the flesh into a food processor with the olive oil; puree.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and pulse just to combine.
• 5 spoon into a bowl, cover and chill several hours or overnight before serving.