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1 fancy eggplant (slightly over 1 pound)
4 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
3 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce the eggplant a few times with a knife, place it in a shallow baking dish and roast it until it softens, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove it from the oven, cool it about 10 minutes at room temperature, and then chill it in the refrigerator until it is cool enough to handle (about 20 minutes).
In a blender, puree the garlic and lemon juice. Add the tahini and blend. Cut the stem top off the eggplant, peel it and drop it in the blender, along with any juices that collected in the baking dish. Add the salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Puree. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer the baba ghanouj to a serving dish and drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
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Category: on the sidelines
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
1 fancy eggplant (slightly over 1 pound)
4 to 6 cloves garlic, peeled
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons
3 tablespoons tahini
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pierce the eggplant a few times with a knife, place it in a shallow baking dish and roast it until it softens, about 30 to 40 minutes. Remove it from the oven, cool it about 10 minutes at room temperature, and then chill it in the refrigerator until it is cool enough to handle (about 20 minutes).
In a blender, puree the garlic and lemon juice. Add the tahini and blend. Cut the stem top off the eggplant, peel it and drop it in the blender, along with any juices that collected in the baking dish. Add the salt, pepper and 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Puree. Add more salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer the baba ghanouj to a serving dish and drizzle with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil.
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