Baba Ghanoush

Name: Baba Ghanoush
Total time: 225
Yield: 12
Ingredients: 1 eggplant; 0.25 cup lemon juice; 0.25 cup tahini; 2 tablespoons sesame seeds; 2 cloves garlic, minced; salt and pepper to taste; 1.5 tablespoons olive oil

Recipe by Tali from allrecipes.com

Appetizer,Snack 4 Hr. 45 Mins.

Ingredients

12 servings

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1 eggplant
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0.25 cup lemon juice
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0.25 cup tahini
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2 tablespoons sesame seeds

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2 cloves garlic, minced
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salt and pepper to taste
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1.5 tablespoons olive oil

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
Place eggplant on the prepared baking sheet, and pierce holes in the skin with a fork. Roast in the preheated oven, turning occasionally, until very soft and tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Set eggplant aside until cool enough to handle; slice in half and scoop flesh into a colander or fine mesh sieve over a bowl; drain for 5 minutes.
Place eggplant, lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, and garlic in blender, and puree. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer eggplant mixture to a medium size mixing bowl, and slowly mix in olive oil. Refrigerate the baba ghanoush for 3 hours before serving.