One of my favourite summer dips is baba ganoush, originating from eastern Mediterranean. It’s basically hummus with the chickpeas replaced by aubergine. The aubergine is usually cooked on a BBQ or open flame to give it a really smoky flavour, but this recipe roasts them in the oven and adds a little hot smoked paprika. The result is still an mouth watering dip!

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How to serve

Enjoy this as you would hummus. Serve with some toasted pita bread or cut vegetables.

baba ganoush

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One of my favourite summer dips is baba ganoush, originating from eastern Mediterranean. It's basically hummus with the chickpeas replaced by aubergine. The aubergine is usually cooked on a BBQ or open flame to give it a really smoky flavour, but this recipe roasts them in the oven and adds a little hot smoked paprika. The result is still an mouth watering dip!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Appetizer, dip
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 6 people
Calories 187 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Oven

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp cooking olive oil
  • 2 aubergines
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 1 lemon, juiced about 2 tbsp
  • 2 cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 tbsp parsley chopped
  • 3 tbsp good quality olive oil
  • ½ tsp smoked paprika
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 220 degrees C.
  • Halve the aubergines and brush the cut side with olive oil. Sprinkle a little salt. Place cut side down on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 40 minutes until you press the aubergine and it collapses easily. Allow to cool.
    2 tbsp cooking olive oil, 2 aubergines
  • Mix the rest of the ingredients
    3 tbsp tahini, 1 lemon, juiced, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tbsp parsley, 3 tbsp good quality olive oil, ½ tsp smoked paprika, ½ tsp salt
  • Peel the aubergine. Take the flesh and squeeze as much water out as possible. Stir the flesh into the rest of the ingredients shredding the aubergine with some forks.
  • Sprinkle with a little more paprika and olive oil, and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 187kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 3gFat: 15gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gSodium: 204mgPotassium: 404mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 235IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 1mg
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