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Recipe Baba Ganoush

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Recipe Baba Ganoush. This weekend, we celebrate the 45th Birthday of the UAE. In honor of their birthday, here’s a very popular dish in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the other Emirates: Baba Ganoush brought to you by Basmaty.

Baba Ghanoush is a traditional Middle Eastern eggplant dip. The eggplants are usually grilled on a barbecue which gives this dish a delicious smoky flavour, but you can also roast them in the oven. This refreshing dip is perfect to serve as appetizer with Lebanese bread or as a side sauce with grilled meat or chicken.

Recipe Baba Ganoush

Preparation: 15 min.

Cooking: 45 min.

Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 500 g (1 pound) eggplants
  • 3 tbsp tahini (sesame paste)
  • 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper, finely chopped
  • 3 green onions, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp flat parsley, finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 2 tbsp walnuts, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • White pepper to taste
  • Salt to taste

For garnish

  • 1 tbsp pomegranate molasses
  • 1 tbsp chopped walnuts
  • Olive oil

Directions

  1. Prick the eggplant with a fork, place them on a baking dish and bake for 45 minutes in at preheated oven at 220°C. or 430°F.
  2. Peel the skin off the eggplants as soon as they come out of the oven, transfer to a sieve to cool and drain. Place a bowl under and chill in the refrigerator.
  3. Once cool, finely chop the eggplants with a knife.
  4. Stir in the red and green peppers, onions, parsley, garlic, tahini, salt, pepper, walnuts, lemon juice and mix until well combined.
  5. Drizzle some olive oil on top and garnish pomegranate molasses and walnuts.

Tip: If you want to keep the baba ghanoush for several days, fry the garlic and onions in a little olive oil.

Enjoy your healthy meal!

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