Baba Ghanoush

Made by Deanne

Ingredients

* 1 eggplant
* 1/4 cup lemon juice
* 1/4 cup tahini
* 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* salt and pepper to taste
* 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
* Parsley

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

2. Place eggplant on baking sheet, and make holes in the skin with a fork. Roast it for 30 to 40 minutes, turning occasionally, or until soft. Remove from oven, and place into a large bowl of cold water. Remove from water, and peel skin off.

3. Place eggplant, lemon juice, tahini in an electric blender, and puree.

4.Grind garlic, salt and pepper in a pestle and mortar, and add it with the sesame seeds to the mixture.


Transfer eggplant mixture to a medium size mixing bowl.

Refrigerate for 3 hours before serving with olive oil drizzled on top and add chopped parsley, if you like.