Spicy Baba Ganoush
You guys! I can't even tell you how delicious this turned out! So easy to make, and so fun to enjoy with pita bread or veggies like sweet peppers or carrots! I love spicy foods and this creative twist of adding jalapenos took one of my favorite Mezze dishes to a whole new level!
Ingredients
- 1 eggplant
- 1/2 lemon
- 1 1/2 tbsp tahini
- 2-3 garlic cloves
- 1 pinch cumin
- 1/2 tbsp sea salt
- 1/4 tbsp pine nuts
- 1/4 tbsp olive oil
Twist
- 1 jalapeno deseeded and chopped!
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Take the eggplant and cut in half long ways, and make a few slits in the skin with your knife.
- Add a sprinkle of sea salt to the eggplant flesh let it sit for 5 minutes or so to sweat out and remove any bitterness.
- Lightly coat the baking sheet with olive oil and place the eggplant halves in the oven with the flesh facing down. Bake in the 425 degree heated-oven for about 35 minutes or until the eggplant flesh is fully softened. Remove the eggplant from the oven and let it rest to cool.
- When the eggplant has cooled, scoop the flesh out and transfer to a bowl. Add the tahini, garlic, lemon juice, salt, cumin, chopped jalapeño that has been deseeded. Leave some for garnish. Mix with a fork until everything is blended.
- Garnish with olive oil, pine nuts and parsley. Enjoy with pita or sweet peppers or carrots!
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