9 Baba Ghanoush

Name: Baba Ghanoush
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Ingredients: Pomegranate seeds or chopped parsley, to garnish; Juice of 1 lemon; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 2 Tbsp Maldon sea salt; 2 Tbsp good olive oil; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 heaping Tbsp tahini; 3 large, shiny eggplants

Preparation info

Serves
4 to 6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

V is for Vegan

By Kerstin Rodgers

Published 2015

About

I make the best baba ghanoush in the world. Yes, I’m boasting, but it’s the truth. In fact, I challenge anyone in the entire world to a baba ghanoush-off. No kidding.

Ingredients

3 large, shiny eggplants
1 heaping Tbsp tahini
Juice of 1

Sauce
Snack
Vegan
Gluten-free

Method

Char the eggplants on a gas stove, either directly on the flame, or in a flat cast-iron pan, or alternatively, under the broiler or on a barbecue. (You can even perch a disposable barbecue on your windowsill. Try not to drop it onto someone’s head below.) If you don’t like any of those options, roast them in the oven at