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Roasted Eggplant Paté with Sun-Dried Tomatoes

Did you know you don’t need any meat products to make paté? Just try this vegan roasted eggplant paté with sun-dried tomatoes, chickpeas, and walnuts!
Author: Diabetic Foodie
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 10

Ingredients 

  • 1 large eggplant
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 medium red bell pepper
  • kosher salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, (extra virgin — divided)
  • 1 head garlic
  • 15 ounces chickpeas, (drained and rinsed)
  • ¼ cup walnuts
  • 12 sun-dried tomato halves , (in olive oil)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil , (from the sun-dried tomato jar)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F.
  • Cut the eggplant into thick slices, then quarter each slice. Transfer the eggplant pieces to a large bowl.
    1 large eggplant
  • Cut the carrot into thick slices, then cut the bell pepper into about 8 pieces. Add everything to the bowl with the eggplant.
    1 large carrot, 1 medium red bell pepper
  • Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss until everything is well-coated, then transfer to a baking sheet.
    kosher salt, 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil, freshly ground black pepper
  • Keeping the head of garlic intact, remove the loose outer skin. Slice off the top to expose the cloves, then place the head, cut-side up, on a piece of foil.
    1 head garlic
  • Drizzle the garlic with the remaining ½ tablespoon of olive oil, then wrap it in the foil and add it to the baking sheet.
    1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • Place the baking sheet in the oven and roast for 30 minutes or until everything has softened, then remove from the oven and allow to cool.
  • In a food processor, combine the roasted eggplant, carrot, and bell pepper along with the chickpeas, walnuts, sun-dried tomatoes, 2 tablespoons of oil from the jar of sun-dried tomatoes, ¼ teaspoon of salt, and a few grinds of black pepper.
    1 large eggplant, 1 large carrot, 1 medium red bell pepper, kosher salt, 15 ounces chickpeas, ¼ cup walnuts, 12 sun-dried tomato halves, 2 tablespoons olive oil, freshly ground black pepper
  • Squeeze each clove of garlic out of the skin, then add to the food processor.
    1 head garlic
  • Purée the ingredients, stopping the processor and scraping down the sides a couple of times, until the paté is smooth.

Notes

This recipe is for 10 servings of vegan paté. Each serving is a ¼ cup.
Any extra can be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

Nutrition Info Per Serving

Nutrition Facts
Roasted Eggplant Paté with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
Serving Size
 
0.25 cups
Amount per Serving
Calories
141
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
7.8
g
12
%
Saturated Fat
 
0.8
g
4
%
Trans Fat
 
0
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2.8
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Cholesterol
 
0
mg
0
%
Sodium
 
202.8
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
314.5
mg
9
%
Carbohydrates
 
16
g
5
%
Fiber
 
4.5
g
18
%
Sugar
 
3.3
g
4
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
1650
IU
33
%
Vitamin C
 
28.1
mg
34
%
Calcium
 
20
mg
2
%
Iron
 
0.9
mg
5
%
Net carbs
 
11.5
g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.