Appetizer for 6

Baba Ghanouj

Name: Baba Ghanouj
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 lb italian eggplants; 1/4 cup tahini; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (optional); 2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional); 2 cloves garlic; 3/4 tsp salt; 1/8 tsp each ground cumin; optional: toasted pine nuts

Roasted eggplant is blended with tahini, lemon, garlic, parsley, cumin, and olive oil into a smooth dip.

Typical price

$2.83for 4 servings

$0.71 per serving$2.83 for 4

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
6servings as written
$typical cost tier

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
Eggplant$1.99/lb typical	2 lb	$3.98Typical price
Juice, soda and mixers$0.04/oz typical	1.5 oz	$0.06Typical price
Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
Garlic$0.75 each typical	0.25	$0.15Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$4.24

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Ingredients

2 lb italian eggplants
1/4 cup tahini
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
2 tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley (optional)
2 cloves garlic
3/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp each ground cumin
optional: toasted pine nuts

Steps

Heat the oven to 450 F.
Roast the whole eggplants on a baking sheet for 35 minutes, turning once, until very soft.
Cool the eggplants for 10 minutes, then split them and scoop the flesh into a bowl.
Mash the eggplant with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, salt, cumin, parsley, and olive oil until combined.