Roasted Cherto™ Gourmet Cherry Tomatoes and Eggplant Hummus

Ingredients:

• 2 Mucci Farms Mini Eggplant diced
• 3 tbsp olive oil divided
• 1 tsp Smoked Salt or sea salt
• 1 (255g/9oz) clamshell Mucci Farms Cherto™ Gourmet Cherry Tomatoes
• 1 can (540ml) Chickpeas rinsed and drained
• 1/4 cup Tahini
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• 3 cloves garlic
• Za’atar seasoning optional
• olive oil to drizzle

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 400F
2. In a medium bowl, combine diced eggplant with 2 tbsp. oil and salt. Arrange in a single layer on a parchment lined baking sheet. Roast on bottom rack for 12-15 minutes until soft and tender.
3. Halve Mucci Farms Cherto™ Gourmet Cherry Tomatoes and toss with 1 tbsp. oil. Arrange in a single layer in a baking dish. Roast on top rack for 10 minutes. Let cool.
4. In the bowl of a food processor, add eggplant, chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice and garlic. Process until smooth.
5. Spoon hummus into a bowl and top with roasted Cherto™ Gourmet Cherry Tomatoes, a liberal drizzle of olive oil and sprinkling of Za’atar seasoning. Serve with pita, pita chips and/or assorted veggies.