Baba Ghanoush
A staple in Mediterranean households.
Equipment
- Gas Grill
Ingredients
- 3 Large Eggplant or Aubergine use organic if you can
- 1/3 cup Lemon Juice Use fresh lemons if possible about 1 large lemon
- 6 cloves Garlic
- 1 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Tahini
For Garnish
- 1/3 cup Parsley, Fresh
- 1 tsp Sambal To taste
- 1 Jalapeno, chopped small To taste
Instructions
Preparing the Eggplant
- Heat Gas grill to 450 degrees F
- Poke 2-3 holes in each eggplant
- Place eggplants on the heated grill and wait 10 minutes
- Turn eggplants to other side and wait 10 more minutes so each side is charred
- Immediately take them off the grill and using a hot mitt, cut them in half and scoop our the insides into a bowl.
- Doing this immediately before they cool will keep your eggplant white
Creating the Baba Ghanoush
- Use a food processor to chop garlic
- Once the garlic is chopped, add 1/2 the tahini and 1/3 of the eggplant to the food processor and chop.
- Repeat with another 1/3 of the eggplant and remainder of the lemon juice and tahini
- Take the remaining eggplant and chop on the cutting board in order the give the final product a more textured finish
- Mix all of the chopped ingredients together and taste
- Add more salt or lemon juice if needed for your taste
- Garnish and serve
