Appetizer for 3

Baba Ganoush

Name: Baba Ganoush
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 4 lb eggplant; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons tahini paste; 1 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1/8 tsp smoked paprika (optional); 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (optional); chopped fresh italian parsley (optional); toasted pita bread (optional)

$12.39for 460 minServes 3

Roast eggplant until smoky and soft, then blend it with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, and pepper.

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggplant, 4 lb$1.99/lb typical	4 lb	$7.96Typical price
	Juice, 2 oz$0.04/oz typical	2 oz	$0.08Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.19Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$9.30

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60 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
3servings as written
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Typical price

$3.10 per serving$12.39 for 4

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Ingredients

4 lb eggplant
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons tahini paste
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/8 tsp smoked paprika (optional)
2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil (optional)
chopped fresh italian parsley (optional)
toasted pita bread (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 450 F and place the whole eggplants on a large baking sheet.
Roast the eggplants for 35 to 40 minutes, turning twice, until collapsed and very soft.
Cool the eggplants for 10 minutes, then split them and scoop the flesh into a bowl.
Drain the eggplant flesh for 5 minutes to remove excess liquid.
Mash the eggplant with lemon juice, garlic, tahini, salt, pepper, cumin, and smoked paprika.
Stir in the olive oil and parsley.