Baba Ghanoush
The authentic Middle Eastern Baba Ghanoush is prepared with a few simple ingredients. Flavorful, delicious, and a perfect side dish for almost anything. Give it a try today!
Ingredients
- 2 large eggplants about 2 pounds
- 8 large garlic cloves you can do less
- ¼ cup yogurt
- ¼ cup tahini
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice or ¼ cup (to taste)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Toasted pine nuts or almonds
- 5 tablespoons olive oil for brushing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Cut each eggplant in half lengthwise and place them onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Drizzle each eggplant slice with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil on the flesh side, then flip it to have the flesh face down on the sheet.
- Place the peeled garlic cloves into a small pocket of foil, and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil on top.
- Close the aluminum foil pocket and place it into the same tray.
- Cover and place into the oven for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove it and let it cool.
- Peel the skin and scoop the insides into a bowl, adding the yogurt, tahini, salt, roasted garlic and lemon juice.
- Mash well, either using a potato masher or a fork.
- Fry your desired amount of pine nuts or almonds in olive oil for extra flavor.
- Spoon over ready Mutabal, making sure to spoon some olive oil as well.
Notes
- You can substitute tahini for the yogurt to make this recipe vegan-friendly.
- If you're not a fan of garlic, you can do less. I like mine garlicky.
- The lemon juice is also to taste, you can play according to your preferences.
- You can bake your eggplants ahead of time.
- Add some smoked paprika on top as an optional ingredient, and take this dip to another level of deliciousness.
- After removing the eggplants from the oven, let them cool before you peel their skin.
- You can mash the eggplants with a potato masher or a fork.
Nutrition
Calories: 1279kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 26gFat: 104gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gMonounsaturated Fat: 63gCholesterol: 3mgSodium: 2389mgPotassium: 2587mgFiber: 31gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 258IUVitamin C: 48mgCalcium: 271mgIron: 6mg
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