Appetizer for 4

Simple Baba Ganoush

Name: Simple Baba Ganoush
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 eggplant; sea salt; olive oil; 2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 clove garlic; 2 tbsp tahini; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro (optional)

$2.62for 425 minServes 4

Raw eggplant is salted, drained, and mixed with tahini, lemon, garlic, olive oil, and cilantro into a cool dip.

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What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Eggplant, 1 lb$1.99/lb typical	1 lb	$1.99Typical price
	Juice, 1.25 oz$0.04/oz typical	1.25 oz	$0.05Typical price
	Garlic, a little$0.75 each typical	a little	$0.08Typical price
	Fresh herbs (cilantro, a little$1.49 each typical	a little	$0.05Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$2.62

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25 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
4servings as written
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Typical price

$0.66 per serving$2.62 for 4

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Ingredients

1 eggplant
sea salt
olive oil
2 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
1 clove garlic
2 tbsp tahini
2 tbsp fresh cilantro (optional)

Steps

Peel and finely chop the eggplant, then toss it with sea salt and let it stand for 10 minutes.
Squeeze the eggplant dry with clean hands or a towel.
Mash the eggplant with tahini, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil, and cilantro until smooth.
Chill the dip for 10 minutes before serving.