RECIPES

Eggplant Dip

Makes approx 2 cups

INGREDIENTS

2 large (1kg) eggplants

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 cloves garlic

1 tablespoon lemon juice

2 tablespoons olive oil, extra

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ teaspoon ground cumin

2 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley Freshly ground black pepper

Fresh or toasted Lebanese bread or your favorite cracker

METHOD

1.Preheat oven to 400° F (200°C). Rub whole eggplants all over with oil. Place into a baking dish and bake for about 40 minutes or until skin is begins to darken.

2.Add garlic to baking dish and continue baking eggplant and garlic until garlic is softened and eggplants are blackened and blistered all over. Remove from oven.

3.Place eggplants into a plastic bag or wrap with saran wrap and set aside until cool enough to handle.

4.Assemble the food processing bowl using the S Blade™.

5.Remove skin from eggplants and discard, roughly chop flesh and place into processing bowl with peeled garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and cumin. Place lid on bowl.

6.Attach the motor body; select speed 13–15 and process until mixture is almost smooth, scraping down the sides of processing bowl with a spatula if necessary.

7.Pour into bowl and stir in parsley and season with black pepper.

Serve dip with fresh or toasted Lebanese bread or your favorite cracker.

Roast Beet Dip

Makes approx 2 cups

INGREDIENTS

4 medium (700g) beets

1 garlic bulb

2 teaspoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon horseradish ¼ cup (65ml) light olive oil

Salt and freshly ground black pepper Pita bread to serve

METHOD

1.Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C). Wash beets well and pat dry. Cut top off garlic and place beets and garlic onto a baking tray and drizzle with oil. Bake for 30 minutes then remove garlic and turn beets over and cook beets for a another 15–20 minutes or until beets are tender. Set aside to cool completely.

2.Once beets are cool, peel skin off and cut into quarters. Squeeze garlic out of skin.

3.Assemble the food processing bowl using the S Blade™.

4.Place beets and garlic and remaining ingredients into processing bowl. Assemble lid to bowl.

5.Attach the motor body; select speed 13–15 and process until mixture is almost smooth, scraping down the sides of processing bowl with a spatula if necessary.

Serve dip chilled with pita bread.

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Breville BSB530XL manual Eggplant Dip, Roast Beet Dip
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BSB530XL specifications

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