Baba Ghanouj

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

Ingredients

• 1 medium eggplant
• 3 tablespoons tahini
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• toasted pine nuts (optional)
• pomegranate seeds (optional)

Recipe

• 1 if you have a gas stove, use tongs to hold the eggplant over a medium flame until the skin chars.
• 2 poke holes in the skin with a fork and bake on a foil-lined baking sheet at 400 degrees for about 30-40 minutes, until cooked through. if you have a grill, skip step one and grill the eggplant over indirect heat instead of baking.
• 3 when the eggplant is cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and put the pulp into a bowl or food processor.
• 4 add the tahini, salt, garlic and lemon juice and mash it together with a fork or process until it reaches your desired consistency.
• 5 pour into a serving bowl and garnish with pine nuts and/or pomegranate seeds.