Bake a large eggplant whole in a 400 degree oven until it's soft. This will take 30-45 minutes. Stick a fork in it to test it. It's done when you can stick the fork in easily. Let it cool.
Remove the skin from the eggplant. This should just be a matter of peeling it back. Chop up the eggplant meat and leave in the seeds.
Grate one medium or large onion and add it to the eggplant.
Some people will add a little garlic.
Add about one-half cup of olive oil, salt and pepper to taste, and one tablespoon of lemon juice. Mix everything together.
Some people sprinkle paprika on before serving, or maybe a small amount of olive oil.
Let it chill.
Some folks will cut the eggplant into big pieces and stick them in a blender and let it. Some folks will put everything mixed together in the blender and blend it that way. The problem with this is that it's easy to overblend, and then you either have a mess on your hands or you need to add more ingredients. You want something that is like hummus, something that will go on a cracker or that can be spread on bread.
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