Baba Ganoush Or Caviar D’aubergines

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs eggplants
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh garlic
• 3 tablespoons sesame tahini (possible substitute ( plain yogurt or sour cream)
• 1/4 cup parsley, chopped
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts (optional, may want to add sesame seeds)
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 prick eggplant all over with a fork and bake whole until tender (about 30 minutes). remove from oven, halve and scoop out the flesh.
• 3 blend in a food processor with the lemon juice until smooth.
• 4 mash the salt and garlic together and combine with the eggplant, along with the tahini.
• 5 cool and stir in the parsley and pine nuts.
• 6 before serving, drizzle with the olive oil.
• 7 serve as a dip with tortilla chips or triangles of flat (pita) bread.