A Middle Eastern puree of aubergine, «tahini» (sesame seed paste), olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic.
«Al-badindgian» was the term used in Persia for «aubergine». It was the Arabs who introduced it into Italy and Europe in the 15th century. The bitter taste of the first varieties was thought to cause «craziness», hence the aubergine was grown initially only for its flowers.
1 | aubergines / eggplants, large size | 460 g | |
aluminum foil, to wrap the aubergine | |||
2 tbsp | Tahini paste | 35 g | |
2 tbsp | lemon juice, freshly squeezed | 3/4 lemon | |
1 clove | garlic | ||
1 pinch | salt [optional] | 0.2 g | |
2 tsp | extra virgin olive oil | 10 mL | |
2 tbsp | Italian parsley, fresh [optional] | 10 g | |
4 | pita breads | 180 g | |
2 | carrots | 200 g | |
2 stalks | celery | 140 g | |
4 | radishes | 60 g | |
2 tsp | pine nuts [optional] | 5 g | |
1 tsp | paprika [optional] | 3 g |
The aubergines can be cooked either in the oven or using an outdoor grill.
This dip can be kept up to 5 days, covered, in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer.
per 1 serving (240 g)
Amount % Daily Value |
Calories 250 |
Fat 8 g 12 % |
Saturated
1.1 g
6 % |
Cholesterol 0 mg |
Sodium 300 mg 13 % |
Carbohydrate 38 g 13 % |
Fibre 7 g 27 % |
Sugars 6 g |
Net Carbs 31 g |
Protein 7 g |
Vitamin A 57 % |
Vitamin C 19 % |
Calcium 8 % |
Iron 16 % |
Food Group | Exchanges |
---|---|
Starches | 1 ½ |
Fruits | 0 |
Vegetables | 1 |
Fats | 1 ½ |
This ended up good but I had to make a lot of alterations to the recipe to get it that way. In my experience, Baba Ghanoush should be creamy so I added heaping spoonful of mayo to it to achieve the right colour and texture. Then I had add WAY more garlic (like two heads worth) to get it garlicky enough. After all that it's hard to give the recipe much credit.
did it to taste rather than follow the recipe. 1 clove of garlic and whew we had some smell :) my 1 year old would not eat anything else once she saw it. I had to hide it in the fridge to make it last more than 1 day.
Easy and tasty