Levantine · Starter

Baba Ghanoush

Name: Baba Ghanoush
Total time: 1 h 9 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Levantine
Ingredients: 1 eggplant, about 375 g; 60 ml lemon juice, plus more to taste; 65 g tahini; 2 cloves garlic; 2 tsp salt, or to taste; 1 tbsp olive oil; 3 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Smoky roasted eggplant mashed with tahini, lemon and garlic, loosened with olive oil and finished with parsley. Serve with warm flatbread as a meze.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on20 min
Total1 h 9 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

1eggplant, about 375 g
60 mllemon juice, plus more to taste
65 gtahini
2 clovesgarlic
2 tspsalt, or to taste
1 tbspolive oil
3 tbspflat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

To serve

1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Vegan

Contains

Sesame
Olive
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Eggplant (aubergine)
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Parsley

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Smoke
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Creamy

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Summer
Fall

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

Calories: low
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: moderate
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: low

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