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I love Mediterranean food, and the flavors in this dip are so vibrant. 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I agree that this recipe calls for too much sour cream . I made this for a large crowd, so I doubled the amount of eggplant and other ingredients, but used only 8 oz sour cream for the whole dip, so the flavor of the roasted eggplant was not lost. It was delicious and made a huge quantity.<\/p>","CommentId":1,"DateRated":"","GUID":"27498C55CE5F468F86012FC178F29ACB","MemberId":939213,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"dollargirl","SubmittedDate":"05\/09\/2014 13:11"},{"Comment":"
It was good but I feel that 16 oz of sour cream was too much. I used a 12 oz container and still thought it was too much. I think next time I'll do around 8-10 oz<\/p>","CommentId":2,"DateRated":"","GUID":"d849b1b65d8449d6b4bd6795a1323ad3","MemberId":1672997,"Rating":4,"ScreenName":"cctp1016","SubmittedDate":"04\/10\/2014 10:33"},{"Comment":"
Loved, loved this!! Great on toasted pita. carrots & raw broccoli. Husband and daughter loved. Would also make a great filling for a sandwich or on bagels. Field Editor<\/p>","CommentId":3,"DateRated":"","GUID":"e4b0925255334db6a8e5ebd23edf1439","MemberId":7144531,"Rating":5,"ScreenName":"pdarwin","SubmittedDate":"03\/29\/2014 11:10"}]},"breadcrumb":[],"meta_data":{"enhanced_fields":{"enhanced_recipe_title":"Mediterranean Eggplant Dip"}},"analytics":[],"yoast_head":"\n