Roasted Turnip Ghanoush

In 2000, Michael Bauer authored The Secrets of Success Cookbook, a collection of recipes from San Francisco’s top chefs. I’ve cooked a number of recipes from his book and have always been delighted with the results. One recipe I particularly like is chef Yahya Salih’s Hudhud Ghanoush, a twist on baba ghanoush, the traditional Middle Eastern dip made with eggplant. It uses turnips in a unique way—first roasting them and then puréeing them—and sweetens the spread with date purée, easil