garlic-mashed-potatoes-with-eggplant.json

{
    "directions": [
        "Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).",
        "Place eggplant halves, cut sides up, onto a baking sheet and brush with 1 tablespoon olive oil.",
        "Bake eggplant in the preheated oven until soft, 30 to 35 minutes. Peel eggplant when cool enough to handle; set aside.",
        "While eggplant is baking, place potatoes and garlic cloves into a large pot and cover with lightly-salted water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer until tender, about 20 minutes. Drain.",
        "Place bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until evenly browned, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and retain 1 tablespoon drippings in the skillet. When bacon is cool, crumble, and set aside. Cook and stir onion in bacon drippings until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Set onion aside.",
        "Place eggplant, potatoes, cooked garlic cloves, and 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large bowl and mash with a potato masher until smooth and thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and cracked black pepper. Serve in a bowl topped with cooked onion and crumbled bacon."
    ],
    "ingredients": [
        "1 eggplant, trimmed and halved lengthwise",
        "1 tablespoon olive oil",
        "3 potatoes, peeled and cubed",
        "2 cloves garlic, peeled and halved",
        "2 slices bacon",
        "1 tablespoon bacon drippings",
        "1/2 onion, cut into strips",
        "1 tablespoon olive oil",
        "salt to taste",
        "freshly cracked black pepper to taste"
    ],
    "language": "en-US",
    "source": "allrecipes.com",
    "tags": [],
    "title": "Garlic Mashed Potatoes with Eggplant",
    "url": "http://allrecipes.com/recipe/228850/garlic-mashed-potatoes-with-eggplant/"
}