Creamy Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip
- 1 whole Medium Eggplant
- 1 whole Red Bell Pepper
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Thyme
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh Rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoons Freshly Ground Pepper
- 1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt
- Preheat the broiler in you oven.
- Place the eggplant (whole) on a rimmed baking tray and put it under the broiler until the skin starts to brown.
- Flip once and brown the other side.
- Turn oven temperature to 375 F. Bake at 375 F for 10 to 15 minutes until softened.
- Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
- Seed the red bell pepper, cut in half and put it on a baking tray.
- Roast under the broiler until skin starts to brown and split, flipping over as necessary.
- After pepper starts to brown, place the whole garlic cloves onto the pan and broil until browned.
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- (Alternately you can cut the top off of a head of garlic, drizzle with olive oil, and wrap tightly in foil.
- Roast at 375 F for about 30 minutes or until soft.
- Squeeze roasted garlic out of husk when cool enough to handle.)
- After eggplant has cooled slightly, peel off skin and discard.
- When roasted eggplant, pepper and garlic are cool, place in the food processor with remaining ingredients.
- Puree until smooth.
- Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
eggplant, red bell pepper, garlic, fresh thyme, rosemary, freshly ground pepper, greek yogurt
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/appetizers-and-snacks/creamy-roasted-eggplant-and-red-pepper-dip/ (may not work)