Aubergine Appetiser Recipe

A tasty aubergine appetiser which can be easily adapted to your personal preferences.

Ingredients for Aubergine Appetiser:

• 3 aubergines
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 ozs butter
• Salt and ground black pepper
• 2-3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 4 black olives, stoned and chopped
• 1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
• 6 spring onions
• 4 small  tomatoes, cut into quarters
• 4-6 radishes, sliced

Method for Aubergine Appetiser:

• Cut aubergines in half, brush with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and bake in an oven-proof dish for approximately 30  minutes at Gas Mark 6, 400 degrees F. Cool
• Scrape out pulp and rub skin through a coarse sieve.
• Mash aubergine pulp and skin with a fork in a bowl and work in the butter, olive oil, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
• Stir in the olives and chill.
• Garnish with the chopped egg, spring onions, tomatoes and radishes.

Serves 4 as a delicious starter or part of a main course meal.