Baba Gannoujh (eggplant Dip)

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 l-pound eggplants
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 minced garlic clove
• pita bread, wedges

Recipe

• 1 place whole eggplant on slightly hot grill. grill until eggplant is very soft, rotating occasionally for about 45 minutes.
• 2 cool slightly.
• 3 use a spoon to scoop eggplant pulp from the shell into a strainer. allow pulp to drain for 30 minutes.
• 4 in food processor, process pulp, 1/4 cup oil, tahini, lemon juice, and garlic until almost smooth.
• 5 season to taste with salt and pepper.
• 6 scoop up with warm, fresh pita wedges.