Baba Ghanouj (Eggplant Dip)
Middle eastern cuisine is my favorite cuisine. So much flavor, variety, colors, that appeal to all tastes. The beauty of this cuisine is due to the abundance of ingredients and spices in that area of the world, and the different combinations you can create to come up with delicious dishes.
Mezze is at the center of middle eastern cuisine, it's basically a spread of tapas-like dishes that are served before the main meals and are typically
shared amongst guest.
Baba ghanouj is one of the most popular dips that are served in Mezze, that consists of eggplants, tahini, olive oil. There are different ways to make it (based on how you choose to cook eggplants), in the best case scenario you'll use charcoal to char your eggplants, but if it's not available, cooking them on the stove or in the oven works well too.
Baba Ghanouj (Eggplant Dip)
Recipe details
Ingredients
- 8 medium size eggplants roasted or charred
- 1.5 tbsp tahini
- juice of 3 lemons
- salt & pepper to taste
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil + more for topping
- pomegranate molasses and parsley for serving
Instructions
- Wash the eggplants and poke holes in them
- If roasting in the oven, pre-heat the oven to 350F and wrap each eggplant individually with foil, place on a baking tray and roast for 40 min
- If charring on gas or BBQ, char eggplants until soft in the middle
- Once eggplants are cooked, let them sit for 10 min and then place in a bowl and cover / seal. Put in a bowl and in the fridge (so they 'sweat') for ~20 min
- Once chilled and sweaty, peel eggplants
- add tahini, lemon juice, minced garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper to the mixture and use a fork to combine everything well
- Let chill in the fridge for as long as you want.
- Upon serving, drizzle more olive oil and pomegranate molasses with a handful parsley
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