Burnt Onion and Aubergine Dip

This recipe nestled impatiently in my subconscious for quite some time before a bout of insomnia allowed it to percolate properly, and although I very much wish sleeping were one of my gifts, I am very happy with this brown bowl of silky savouriness. I class it as a dip, but in truth it is as much a spread or a sauce. I first made it, though, to go alongside the very much brighter Beetroot and Chickpea Dip and Coriander and G