Hey everyone, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, baba ghanoush. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

A traditional recipe for this eggplant dip. It consists of baked eggplant with garlic, lemon juice, and tahini sauce. Dip into this with pita bread and you have yourself a delicious-and-light appetizer. Traditionally, mutabbal is the condiment aforedescribed and baba ghanoush is more like a salad dip made with pomegranate molasses (or pomegranate seeds) and olive oil, and often without tahini.

Baba Ghanoush is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Baba Ghanoush is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook baba ghanoush using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Baba Ghanoush:

1. Make ready Eggplant, 2 Large
2. Take Pinch Sea Salt,
3. Get Pinch Black Pepper,
4. Take Canola / Peanut / Vegetable Oil, A Few Drizzle
5. Prepare 2 TBSP Good Quality Tahini,
6. Get 1 TBSP High Quality Peanut Butter Preferably Pic's,
7. Prepare 1/2 TSP Cumin Powder,
8. Make ready 2 TBSP Extra Virgin Olive Oil,
9. Make ready Pinch Dried Mushroom Powder,
10. Prepare 2 Cloves Garlic Grated,
11. Make ready Fresh Lemon Juice, 1/2 Lemon
12. Make ready Fresh Lemon Zest, 1/2 Lemon
13. Prepare 1/2 TSP Smoked Paprika,
14. Take Pita Bread Homemade or Store-Bought, To Serve
15. Take Cauliflower Couscous, To Serve
16. Get Parsley Coarsely Chopped, For Garnishing

It mostly has the same ingredients as hummus except for the chickpeas. This creamy dip would be a great appetizer to serve at your next party or the perfect addition to a mezze platter. Where I grew up, and all over Middle East, this tasty eggplant dip is called baba ganoush (or baba Ganouj), which literally means "spoiled dad." (It's that good that if you ate it, you can't help but feel a bit spoiled)! In the Levant, it is called muttabal or s alat hatzilim, meaning eggplant salad.

Instructions to make Baba Ghanoush:

1. Pls visit: https://www.fatdough.sg/post/couscous-sweet-potato-boats for the couscous recipe.
2. Pls visit: https://www.fatdough.sg/post/2018/10/03/greek-pita-bread for the pita bread recipe. You can replace the milk with any dairy-free milk for vegan options.
3. Preheat oven to 200 degree celsius or 400 fahrenheit. - - Slice the eggplants in halves lengthwise. - - Rub the cut surface with some salt. - - Set aside on a wire rack for about 15 mins.
4. This will draw out excess moisture from the eggplants. - - Pad the eggplants dry. - - Transfer onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. - - Season with salt and pepper.
5. Drizzle some oil over the top. - - Turn the eggplants, cut side down. - - Wack into the oven and roast for about 45 mins or until they almost fall apart. - - Remove from the oven.
6. Set aside until cool enuff to handle. - - Once cooled, use a spoon and scrape out the flesh from the skins. - - Discard the skins and transfer the flesh onto a sieve over a bowl. - - Gently press to release more moisture and liquid from the flesh. - - Do not overdo it by pressing too hard.
7. Transfer the flesh onto a large mixing bowl. - - Add in tahnini, peanut butter, olive oil, garlic, cumin, paprika, mushroom powder, lemon juice and zest.
8. Stir to combine well. - - Taste and adjust for seasonings with more salt and pepper. - - Drizzle some more olive oil over the top and garnish with parsley. - - Serve immediately with pita bread and cauliflower couscous.

Where I grew up, and all over Middle East, this tasty eggplant dip is called baba ganoush (or baba Ganouj), which literally means "spoiled dad." (It's that good that if you ate it, you can't help but feel a bit spoiled)! In the Levant, it is called muttabal or s alat hatzilim, meaning eggplant salad. Baba Ganoush is a silky, luxurious combination of eggplant, tahini paste, garlic, lemon juice and salt that is blended into the most creamy luscious dip. It originates from the Middle East and is often served with pita bread, olives, or vegetables as a flavorful appetizer. It's one of my personal favorite recipes on the blog.

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