Baked Eggplant Appetizer

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yummy! Our guests loved it!

90 minutes Prep: 30 minutes Cook: 60 minutes

72 calories per serving view nutrition facts

6 servings suggest servings

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Ingredients

1	large	eggplant
1	x	olive oil
1	large	onion	peeled and quartered
3	each	garlic cloves	unpeeled
1	each	sweet red bell pepper	halved and seeded
1	teaspoon	oregano	fresh, chopped
2	teaspoons	lemon juice
1	tablespoon	olive oil
1/8	teaspoon	salt
1/8	teaspoon	black pepper
4	ounces	feta cheese	crumbled
2	tablespoons	parsley leaves	fresh, chopped
1	x	pita bread	or crackers

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 F.

Halve eggplant lengthwise. Brush all sides with olive oil. Place halves cut-side down on a baking sheet. Bake 25 minutes. Brush onion, garlic and red pepper with oil; add to eggplant. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until vegetables are tender.

Cool eggplant; scoop out flesh and place in a food processor or wooden bowl. Squeeze garlic pulp from skins, peel red pepper, and add to eggplant along with onion, oregano, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Process or finely chop by hand. Do not puree.

Mix in 3 oz. of the feta cheese. Spoon mixture into a serving bowl. Sprinkle remaining feta cheese around the edge of mixture; mound parsley in the center.

Serve with pita bread or crackers.

Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

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yummy! Our guests loved it!
over 5 years ago by longmoo1

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 66g

Amount per Serving

Calories 72 59% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.0g	7%
Saturated Fat 2.0g	11%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 11mg	4%
Sodium 186mg	8%
Total Carbohydrate 6.0g	2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g	4%
Sugars 2.0g
Protein 3.0g	5%