Baba Ganoush Recipe (vegan )

Baba ghanoush is a Levantine dish of cooked eggplant mixed with Tahini, , olive oil and various seasonings. The Arabic term means "pampered papa" or "coy daddy", Baba ganoush is a delicious, healthy vegetarian dish eaten across Egypt and elsewhere.

A blended, smoky paste  Eggplant, tahini, garlic, lemon and herbs, versions of the dish can be fond across North Africa, the Middle East, Turkey, Greece .

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Ingredients

3-5 globe eggplants (totaling 2 lbs)

3 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

2-3 Tbsp roasted tahini (sesame paste)

1-2 garlic cloves (more or less depending on how garlicky you want your baba ghanouj to be), finely chopped

1 teaspoon ground cumin

Juice of one lemon - about 2 1/2 tablespoons

Salt and

1 Tbsp chopped parsley

Instructions:

1. bake eggplant in oven for about 45 minutes at 350F/180C
2. cut the eggplant in half lengthwise, scoop out eggplant flesh and mash with folk
3. add lemon juice, tahini, salt, cumin and parsley. mix together.
4. enjoy!