BABA GANOUSH

Pada yang biasa dengan makanan Timur Tengah, baba ganoush ini memang tidak asing lagi, diperbuat daripada terung bakar. Biasanya terung bulat besar yang boleh didapati dikebanyak kedai runcit Arab. Terung dibakar sehingga lembik kemudian dileyek lumat. Minyak zaitun dicurahkan diatas bersama bijan panggang.

Baba Ganoush ini sedap dimakan bersama roti atau kerepek.

Baba Ganoush

• 1 large eggplant
  
   1⁄4 cup tahini, plus more as needed
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lemon juice, plus more as needed
• 1 pinch ground cumin
• salt, to taste
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1⁄4 cup brine-cured black olives, such as kalamata

DIRECTIONS

Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill.

Preheat an oven to 375°F.

Prick the eggplant with a fork in several places and place on the grill rack 4 to 5 inches from the fire.

Grill, turning frequently, until the skin blackens and blisters and the flesh just begins to feel soft, 10 to 15 minutes.

Transfer the eggplant to a baking sheet and bake until very soft, 15 to 20 minutes.

Remove from the oven, let cool slightly, and peel off and discard the skin.

Place the eggplant flesh in a bowl.

Using a fork, mash the eggplant to a paste.

Add the 1/4 cup tahini, the garlic, the 1/4 cup lemon juice and the cumin and mix well.

Season with salt, then taste and add more tahini and/or lemon juice, if needed.

Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and spread with the back of a spoon to form a shallow well.

Drizzle the olive oil over the top and sprinkle with the parsley.

Place the olives around the sides.

Serve at room temperature.

Notes

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