Seriously Simple and Savory Garlic Roasted Eggplant Dip (Baba Ganoush Recipe)
Baba Ganoush is an absolutely palate-pleasing dip, that is also waist-friendly, keto-friendly, as well as vegetarian perfection. Call it Roasted Eggplant Dip or Baba Ganoush (which sounds so much more worldly) they are completely interchangeable terms. Love crudité platters?Once you've made this dip, chop up some veggies and it becomes crudité platter on steroids!Party food, a side dish, a meal, it's whatever you want it to be, and the taste is captivating! Hummus is good, Baba Ganoush (Roasted Eggplant Dip) is better.
Ingredients
- 2 EQUAL Size small eggplants washed and sliced in ½ Leave SKIN ON
- 1/3 C EVOO
- + 2 TBSP for brushing eggplant before baking
- Tahini Paste 1/3 C
- 2-3 Tablespoons minced garlic more = heavier garlic taste, Mmm!
- 1-2 Tsp Salt to rid bitter of eggplant
- 2 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
- Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- First - Lined baking tray with parchment paper
- Preheated oven to 450°Slice eggplant in ½ and brush each with olive oil.
- Next, place each side of eggplant FACE DOWN on parchment paper (this helps to take the moisture out of the eggplant)
- Bake for about 1 hour (until they are squashy on the exterior)
- Remove from oven and allow to cool briefly.
- Once you can handle, start scooping out the insides of the eggplant and discard skin.
- Place scooped eggplant into a mesh strainer.
- Gently PAT the scooped eggplant all around the strainer.
- Follow with roasted garlic (to get the good garlic flavor you want to do this while the eggplant is still warm)
- Allow this to sit in the strainer upon a bowl for about 45 minutes (this allows excess moisture to drop out and the garlic flavor to infuse in)
- After an hour, use a rubber spoon and transfer eggplant/garlic from the mesh strainer to a smaller mixing bowl.
to a bowl. - Discard excess eggplant juice (it's not part of the recipe)
- Add in olive oil, tahini, salt, and lemon.
- Mix well. Top with smoked paprika.
- Serve Warm or Refrigerate.
- Do refrigerate leftovers.