I've had this before and liked it - now I have the recipe... thanks for posting!
Poor Man's Caviar
Summary
| Yield | |
|---|---|
| Source | a vegetable cookbook |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Recipe Types | Snacks and Treats Vegetarian Vegan |
Description
Serve with assorted crackers. You will not want to share.
Ingredients
| 1 | large eggplant | |
| 1 | medium onion | |
| 1⁄2 | green pepper | |
| 2 | T | olive oil |
| 2 | T | butter |
| 1 | large tomato, peeled | |
| 2 | T | lemon juice |
| 1 | T | catsup |
| 1⁄2 | t | worcestershire |
Instructions
Place a whole eggplant in a shallow, greased pan and bake @ 400F until soft - about 20 - 30 minutes. Remove, cool slightly, and peel. In a frying pan saute the chopped onion and green pepper in the olive oil and butter until tender but not "browned". Add the peeled tomato, eggplant, lemon juice, catsup, Worcestershire, and the sauteed onion and pepper to a food processor on chop. Return to frying pan and cook over high heat, stirring constantly until the liquid is gone. Cool and spoon into serving dish. Garnish with dill weed OR chopped chives OR chopped parsley. Top with several black olives.
Notes
Tip: to make the tomato easy to peel, dip the tomato in boiling water for a couple seconds. It will loosen the skin.
If you use butter this dish is no vegan anymore.
We always called Black-eyed Peas a poor man's caviar. I guess it's a regional thing.
That sounds amazing, and seems very similar to baba ghanoush which I'm addicted to. I'm going to give thsi recipe a shot this weekend.
THANKS! I have a beeeuteeful homegrown eggplant my neighbor gave me, can't wait to try it!
Let me know how you like it.
