Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip
Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip

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Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip is something that I have loved my whole life.

Once they are ready, you just transfer them to your blender with the tomatoes, onion, garlic, maple syrup, and spices. This variation on a classic Greek melitzanosalata recipe makes a chunky dip with chopped eggplant, tomatoes, olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley. Melitzanosalata—written μελιτζανοσαλάτα in Greek and pronounced meh-leed-zah-no-sah-LAH-tah—is a delicious, traditional Greek eggplant dip.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook spicy greek eggplant dip using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip:
  1. Make ready 2 medium eggplants
  2. Make ready 1 red bell pepper
  3. Take 2 tbsp olive oil
  4. Take 1 (28 oz) can plum tomatoes, drained
  5. Make ready 1 small onion, diced
  6. Prepare 1 clove garlic, minced
  7. Take 1 tsp salt
  8. Get 1 tbsp maple syrup
  9. Make ready 1/4 tsp each: ground coriander, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon
  10. Prepare 1 tsp sriracha
  11. Get 1 tbsp lemon juice (for serving)
  12. Get 2 tbsp chopped basil (for serving)

Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip - Full of Plants. This Greek roasted eggplant dip (melitzanosalata) will knock your socks off with its smoky, garlicky taste. Easy to make and so good! A creamy, spicy dip to be served with pita bread or crackers, or as a side dish with meat or fish.

Instructions to make Spicy Greek Eggplant Dip:
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Wash the eggplants and red bell pepper. Cut them into 1-inch cubes (discard the stem and seeds of the red bell pepper) and transfer to a large bowl. Add the oil and stir to coat.
  3. Line a large baking pan with parchment paper and spread the vegetables evenly.
  4. Roast for 25-30 minutes in the preheated oven, stirring once halfway through cooking.
  5. Transfer to the bowl of a food processor and add the tomatoes, diced onion, garlic, salt, maple syrup, sriracha, and spices. Process for 3-5 seconds until roughly pureed, you want to keep some texture. Taste and adjust salt and pepper if needed.
  6. Transfer to a serving bowl, and chill in the fridge for at least two hours before serving.
  7. Top with fresh chopped basil and a drizzle of lemon juice. Enjoy with crackers, raw carrots or sweet potato chips!

Wash the eggplants and make a few deep cuts in the skin. Melitzanosalata, or Greek Eggplant Dip, is a simple yet tasty dish of roasted eggplant, garlic, oil, and lemon juice. I have always liked eggplant and learned more ways to cook it when I took a cooking class while in Athens. We made Melitzanosalata, a Greek eggplant dip recipe. Served with pita or cracker, this eggplant dip is a great snack or party appetizer.

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