Sesame Eggplant

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 large eggplant (about 2 cups)
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons sour cream or 3 tablespoons plain yogurt
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch cayenne
• fresh ground black pepper, lots
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 poke the eggplant in a couple of places with a fork and bake at 350f for about 1 hour until very soft. let cool.
• 2 scoop out all of the pulp and discard skin.
• 3 mash pulp well and add all other ingredients (except sesame seeds).
• 4 roast sesame seeds in a small pan on stovetop or 400f oven, stirring if needed. when light brown in color, remove from heat and let cool.
• 5 stir half of the sesame seeds into the eggplant mixture.
• 6 turn the eggplant mixture into an attractive serving dish and sprinkle remaining sesame seeds over the top.
• 7 this dish may be served as an appetizer with crackers or breadsticks. it is also a great condiment for baked polenta squares, and goes very well with an antipasto platter.