Salata De Vinete

This is essential for any party in Romania. Serve it with sliced bread or crackers as part of a buffet. Be creative with garnishing. I like to use tomato roses and sliced hard boiled egg.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 3  medium  sized eggplants
• 1⁄4 cup  sunflower oil
• 1  small onion, minced
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
•  salt and pepper
•  chopped tomato, for garnish
•  hard-boiled egg (to garnish)

Directions

1. Poke the eggplants with a fork and roast them. You can either roast them in a 350 oven for about 40 minutes or cook them directly over a medium gas flame until the skins blister and char.
2. Remove the skin from the eggplants, discard any bitter juices, and chop finely with a knife until it resembles a paste.
3. In a large bowl combine the chopped eggplant with the oil, mayonnaise, onion and garlic, salt and pepper.
4. Smooth the top and decorate creatively with veggies, pickles, hard boiled eggs -- .