Eggplant Spread

From: Barbara
Date: Mon Feb 5, 2001 5:37pm

My family is Romanian, too - on my father's side. Here's the recipe for what we always called Eggplant Spread.

1 medium eggplant
3 tbs minced onion
2 tbs. vegetable oil
4 tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 tsp. sugar

Bake the eggplant in a 475 degree oven until the skin turns dark and brown. Cool and peel.

Chop the eggplant until very smooth. (I suppose you could use a food processor, but I've always used that wooden bowl and half-moon chopper). Add everything else. Chill.

Serve with black bread - much better than crackers.

Barbara on Staten Island, NY