Peruvian vegetable spread
By Chatelaine
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* PLUS 30 minutes chilling
Ingredients
-
1
medium
eggplant
, halved lengthwise
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1
red
onion
, quartered
-
1
red
bell pepper
, halved and cored
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2 tbsp
olive
oil
, divided
-
2
garlic cloves
, smashed
-
1 tsp
mustard seeds
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1/2 tsp
smoked paprika
-
1/4 tsp
turmeric
-
1/8 tsp
hot-red-chili-flakes
-
3/4 tsp
salt
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1 1/2 tsp
white-wine
vinegar
Instructions
- PREHEAT oven to 400F. Line a baking sheet with parchment. Brush eggplant, onion and pepper with 2 tsp oil and arrange cut-side down on sheet. Bake until soft, about 40 min. Let cool 15 min. Scoop flesh from eggplant into a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing to remove liquid. Peel and discard skin from pepper. Transfer eggplant, pepper and onion to a food processor.
- HEAT remaining 4 tsp oil in a small frying pan over medium. Add garlic and cook 1 min. Add mustard seeds and stir, 1 min. Add paprika, turmeric and pepper flakes, stirring 30 sec.
- ADD spice mixture and salt to food processor. Whirl until almost smooth. Season with fresh pepper.
- REFRIGERATE 30 min. Stir in vinegar and scoop into a serving bowl. Serve with crispbread.
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Nutrition (per tbsp)
- Calories
- 19,
- Carbohydrates
- 3 g,
- Fat
- 1 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 62 mg.