Baba Ghanoush or Baba-Ganouj (Arabic بابا غنوج), babaganuş, eggplant salad (Turkish), melitzanosalata (Greek μελιτζανοσαλάτα) is a kind of popular Middle Eastern dish made primarily of eggplant (aubergine), mashed, and mixed with various seasonings. Frequently the eggplant is baked or broiled over an open flame before peeling, so that the pulp is soft and has a smoky taste [1]. There is a great variety of similar aubergine-based dishes, some of which are known as "eggplant (aubergine) salad" or "baklazhannaya ikra".
Recipe
1 Large Eggplant baked then peeled 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice 2 Garlic Minced 1/2 tsp Salt 1/2 Cup of Tahini blend in blender or mix with mortar mint or parsley for garnish olive oil/cayenne pepper to top
Roast the eggplant then place a plastic bag to cool, then you can peel and remove top, place in a bowl. Add garlic, lemon juice and tahini paste, blend in a blender or with a mortar. Spread in a place and garnish with parsley or mint and top with olive oil and a sprinkle of cayenne pepper or paprika.
I just tried it...delicious! Steamed the eggplant rather than roasting, but turned out great anyways. I have depression and appetite problems...sometimes a Dede recipe is the only thing that keeps me from running out of energy!
MichaelScotty
- HEY
|68.200.176.xxx
|2010-03-02 07:10:36
Hi DEDE,
I am a up and starting cook myself, I am about to take culinary art classes very soon and by watching you I am already learning new and interesting things to try... I think I might have jump start on the rest of the ppl that will be in my class......lol
gabe
- Good Recipe
|68.36.206.xxx
|2010-01-25 18:21:41
I make Baba Ghannoush similar to the way you make it, it's delicious. The Syrians add to it pomegranate molasses and garnish it with pomegranate seeds and walnuts on top. They also make a variation of it, they add yogurt instead of tahini and call the dish mtabbal.
Gabe
BABE
- Hey DeDe
|74.195.85.xxx
|2009-11-13 12:54:54
Just joint your website and looking forward to try out some of those recipes!
Where is the best place to buy all those ingredients,like the tahini and other seasoning?
So happy that I came across your website.
Have a wonderful day DeDe.
caribouchick
- Baba Ganoush
|76.0.100.xxx
|2009-11-07 08:41:51
Hi Dede - I love your cooking site. I have several mature eggplants in my garden and I am wondering: can I freeze baba ganoush? Thanks and keep up the good work. Joan
Baba Ghanoush 
