Homemade Baba Gannoush

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SERVES TWO
PREP TIME: 5 MINS
COOK TIME: 45 MINS

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Ingredients

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2 MEDIUM EGGPLANTS, SLICED IN HALF

3 GARLIC CLOVES, MINCED

JUICE OF 1 LEMON

1/4 CUP TAHINI

2 TBSP OLIVE OIL

2 TBSP FLAT LEAF PARSLEY, FINELY CHOPPED

SALT & PEPPER, TO TASTE

2 TSP CUMIN

2 TSP PAPRIKA, TO SERVE

TOASTED PITA BREAD, TO SERVE

SALAD OF CHOICE TO SERVE (I SERVED WITH CRISPY CHICKPEA & ROASTED DUTCH CARROT SALAD)

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Utensils

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SIEVE OR COLANDER

SHARP KNIVES

GARLIC MINCER

SMALL RAMEKIN

BAKING TRAYS

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Method

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1. PREHEAT OVEN TO 180 DEGREES CELSIUS. LINE A BAKING TRAY AND SLICE EGGPLANTS IN HALF. DRIZZLE WITH OLIVE OIL, SALT & PEPPER AND PLACE SKIN DOWN ON THE BAKING TRAY. ROAST FOR 45-50 MINS. KEEP OVEN ON FOR PITA

2. PREPARE OTHER INGREDIENTS BY CHOPPING FLAT LEAF PARSLEY, MINCING GARLIC ETC. REMOVE FROM OVEN AND LET COOL. GRAB A MIXING BOWL AND PLACE A SIEVE OVER THE TOP. WITH A SPOON, SCOOP THE FLESH OUT OF EGGPLANT AND DISCARD SKINS. WORK THE FLESH INTO THE SIEVE WITH A SPOON, DRAINING AS MUCH LIQUID AS POSSIBLE

3. TRANSFER TO A BOWL WITH THE GARLIC AND JUICE OF LEMON - STIRRING CONSISTENTLY WITH A FORK, REMOVING ANY STRINGY BITS OF EGGPLANT. ADD TAHINI AND MIX TOGETHER

4. WHILE STIRRING, DRIZZLE OLIVE OIL UNTIL SMOOTH AND CREAMY. AT THIS POINT, PLACE PITAS IN THE OVEN. STIR THROUGH PARSLEY, CUMIN, SALT & PEPPER. SPRINKLE WITH PAPRIKA

5. REMOVE PITAS FROM OVEN AND SERVE ALONGSIDE BABA GANOUSH AND ANYTHING ELSE YOU DESERVE, LIKE SALAD ETC. ENJOY !

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