Babaganoush: how to quickly and deliciously prepare a savory appetizer

Iryna MelnichenkoLS Food
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Babaganoush is a popular oriental appetizer, the main ingredients of which are eggplant and tahini, and garlic and cilantro add a spicy flavor to the dish. You can eat the appetizer with meat, bread, and pita bread.

What to cook with eggplant

Chef Hector Jimenez-Bravo shared a recipe on Instagram for a delicious eggplant babaganoush with garlic and tahini, which turns out to be very spicy.

Babaganush recipe

Ingredients:

  • Eggplant - 2 pcs.
  • Olive oil - 10 ml
  • Salt, pepper - to taste
  • Garlic - 5 pcs.
  • Tahini - 20 g
  • Lemon juice - 5 g
  • Cilantro - 5 g

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the eggplants, make a mesh with a knife, season with salt and pepper, and drizzle with olive oil. Put them on parchment and bake until tender.

Preparing an appetizer

2. Finely chop the garlic and cilantro.

Chopped cilantro

3. Pick out the cooked eggplants with a spoon, put them in a bowl, add the herbs, garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and mix.

Cooking babaganoush

Serve the appetizer with pita bread.

Ready appetizer

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