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Roasted Eggplant and Poblano Dip

A Moroccan dip of aubergine and poblano peppers, seasoned with cumin and grilled.

40 min · Serves 4 · Easy

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 15 min · Cook 25 min · 40 min total
Difficulty
easy
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 400 Degrees Farenheit, remove one clove of garlic from the head and place the rest of the head on a cookie sheet with the eggplant.

  2. 2

    Roast eggplant and garlic until both are soft, garlic will take about 15 minutes eggplant about 25 (estimate).

    15 min
  3. 3

    Meanwhile, char the outside of the poblano peppers either over gas flame of your stove, on the grill, or under the broiler.

  4. 4

    Place charred peppers in a bowl covered with plastic wrap and allow to rest. Remove the roasted garlic from the skins and set aside.

  5. 5

    When cool enough to handle, remove skin and seeds from the roasted poblanos (please don't rinse them under water, if there's a few seeds or pieces of skin, it's FINE).

  6. 6

    Remove eggplant from oven and split open. Put the flesh into a colander or sieve to allow some of the moisture to drain.

  7. 7

    Place all of the ingredients in a food processor and blend to smooth. check taste and adjust salt/pepper/lime juice to your liking.

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