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baba ghanoush recipe- easy

Baba Ganoush

This easy Baba Ganoush recipe is a creamy, smokey, roasted eggplant dip that sounds fancy but is super simple to make! It's just 7 ingredients!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4 servings

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 1 eggplant, large or 2 small
  • olive oil for drizzling
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 tsp cumin, more to taste
  • 3 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 3-4 tbsp lemon juice

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF
  2. Slice your eggplant in half longways. Sprinkle the inside flesh with 1 teaspoon of salt on each side. Let the eggplant sit for 15 minutes so it can release a lot of the moisture. Wipe off the beaded up moisture with a paper towel.
  3. Drizzle each cut side with olive oil and salt and pepper. Place on a sheet pan, cut side down. Poke some holes on the purple flesh side with a fork. Bake for 45 minutes. Let the eggplant cool and scoop out the flesh.
  4. Add the eggplant, lemon juice, cumin, tahini, salt and pepper, and garlic to a food processor and pulse until you reach your desired consistency, it's supposed to be chunky. Alternately, add all ingredients to a bowl and mash together with a fork.
  5. Add to a serving bowl and garnish with an extra drizzle of olive oil. Other topping suggestions: fresh chopped parsley, toasted pine nuts, paprika, pomegranate seeds

Notes

Serve with naan bread, pita bread or chips, crackers, crudites
Try roasting a bulb of garlic with the eggplant and adding that to the Baba Ganoush
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