Peasant'S Caviar
- 3 medium eggplants (3 to 3 1/4 lb.)
- 12 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 Tbsp. salt
- 6 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. black pepper
- 3/4 c. golden raisins
- 2 ripe plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch dice
- 1/2 c. pitted chopped black olives
- 1/2 c. toasted pine nuts*
- 1/2 c. chopped parsley
- 1/4 c. diced purple onion
- 8 heads Belgian endive (optional)
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
- Cut eggplants in half lengthwise.
- Make deep slits in the flesh (do not pierce the skin) and insert 2 cloves garlic in each half.
- Place eggplants in shallow roasting pan, skin side down, and sprinkle tops with salt.
- Cover with foil and bake for one hour or until eggplants and garlic are tender. Cool.
- With a spoon, scoop eggplants and garlic out of skin into bowl.
- Mash well with fork.
- Stir in lemon juice, oil, pepper and salt.
- Mix well.
- Gently fold in remaining ingredients except endive.
- Refrigerate, covered to chill.
eggplants, garlic, salt, lemon juice, olive oil, black pepper, golden raisins, tomatoes, black olives, nuts, parsley, purple onion, endive
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=801238 (may not work)