Sabra Baba Ganoush Dip, 200g

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Step 3: Combine tahini with lemon juice, garlic, spices, and olive oil. These are the remaining ingredients needed to make baba ganoush. I like to mix them together early on since the mixture improves in flavor over time. If you have a gas hob or barbecue then removing the skin by charring it over the flame will give a smokier flavour. This is easy to do but you need to use long-handled tongs to turn the aubergine as each patch blisters. To get a delicious smoky flavour in your baba ganoush we’d recommend cooking it on the grill, over a gas flame or over a BBQ to get a good char on the skin. Parsley and mint are the most usual choices; Ottolenghi uses both, and Helou suggests either/or, while everyone else plumps for one or the other, except Lebovitz, who goes for parsley or coriander. I'm not sure about the latter's soapy flavour here: the peppery sharpness of parsley seems more fitting, but best of all, in my opinion, is sweet mint, which pairs very nicely with the aubergine.

Step 4: Stir the roasted eggplant into the tahini mixture. I use a spoon to scoop out the soft flesh and then use a fork to mash it into the tahini and lemon juice mixture. I like some texture so I don’t use a food processor to make baba ganoush. A fork works perfectly fine!More eggplant recipes: We love roasting eggplant since it develops so much flavor. Here’s another roasted eggplant dish with a warm and toasty spice blend. I also love this roasted eggplant parmesan. Don’t Skip the Tahini

Step 2: Switch the oven to bake and roast the eggplants until very soft. For the very best baba ganoush, the flesh of the eggplant needs to be very soft. Roasting time will vary based on how large the eggplants are. I simply roast until they look like they are caving in and a fork can very easily pierce through the flesh. Tahini is a paste made from sesame seeds with a consistency similar to almond or peanut butter. You’ll often find it used in hummus, salad dressings, and dips. It can be found in most grocery stores. Just look near the international or Mediterranean foods and we bet you’ll find it. You can also buy it online. Gradually add the oil so it that combines into a smooth creamy mixture instead of adding it all in one way, this way it emulsifies better with the wet ingredients. Some common ingredients used to make this creamy dip include garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, mint and parsley, and pomegranate seeds or walnuts. This recipe involves grilling the aubergine to remove the skin and cook the flesh, this also gives a smokier flavour, but you can also use an oven set to as high as it will go to bake the aubergine for around 40 mins until the flesh softens and the skins darkens.

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Make sure you drain any excess liquid from the aubergine once they’re cooked so that the dish isn’t too runny and has a strong flavour. Minimum life based on 'use-by' date of product. Average life based on last week's deliveries. Life guarantee shown based on delivery tomorrow with the Life guarantee starting the following day.

Lebovitz adds chilli powder, "and sometimes a pinch of ground cumin" to his dip; both ingredients that work well with aubergine and tahini, but neither absolutely necessary for the proper enjoyment of the dish. Mash the aubergines gently with a fork, and then stir into the tahini mixture. Top with the remaining herbs and the pomegranate seeds, if using. Pour a moat of oil around the edge and serve. I don’t use a food processor to make baba ganoush. A fork is perfect for mashing the roasted eggplant into a flavorful, somewhat chunky mixture of tahini, lemon juice, and spices. Similar aubergine dishes are called, amongst other names, mutabbal, mutabal, melitzanosalata or blagadoush.

Even after all that cooking, aubergines are watery little things, and if you're not to stray into blandly soggy territory, you need to squeeze as much liquid out of them as possible. This is generally done with patience and gravity, but Seal and Roden both suggest squeezing the flesh out in a sieve, rather than letting it drain for Ottolenghi's "hour at least, preferably longer", and I must say that, if done diligently, the results seem just as good. the eggplants roast, combine tahini, lemon juice, garlic, cumin and the salt in a medium bowl. Set aside so the flavors meld. In a serving bowl, stir the lemon juice into the tahini until it loosens up. Add the garlic and two-thirds of the chopped herbs, and season again to taste. Add a squeeze more lemon juice if necessary.