Baba Ganoush is an easy to make dip recipe that the whole family will love. This Baba Ganoush recipe without tahini is done from start to finish in under 30 minutes!
Baba Ganoush Recipe
If you have never had Baba Ganoush before you are sooo missing out! Baba Ganoush is an easy to make healthy snack. Homemade Baba Ganoush is perfect for putting in the kids lunch boxes, serving at a party or just because it tastes so dang good!
A few weeks ago the kids and I went apple and veggie picking and ended up with a TON of eggplant and I made freezer meals out of most of it, like my Eggplant Parmesan Freezer Meal. My son begged me to make Baba Ganoush because it is amazing.
If you are looking for the best Baba Ganoush recipe without tahini this is it! You get all of the amazing roasted eggplant flavor that everyone loves in this easy baba ghanoush recipe. There are lots of different ways to make baba ganoush and for us the most important ingredient is the roasted eggplant.
What is Baba ganoush?
Baba ganoush, also spelled as baba ghanoush and baba ghanouj is an appetizer dip that is made up of mashed eggplant, olive oil, lemon juice and seasonings.Â
What do you serve with Baba Ganouch
Serve homemade baba ghanoush with fresh veggies, fresh pita bread or pita chips. My son likes to dip pita chips in his I prefer carrot sticks, but either one works perfectly. It also works great to have a few different items to dip in it on a platter when you serve it at a party.
How to store Baba Ganouch
Keep covered in the refrigerator until ready to serve. This will keep in the fridge for about 5-6 days if it actually lasts that long in your house, it hardly lasts a day in mine!
Baba Ganoush Ingredients
- 1Â large eggplant
- 1 large clove garlic grated or finely minced
- 1 lemon juiced
- olive oil
- sea salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons cumin
How to Make Baba Ganoush Eggplant dip
Preheat oven to high broil, positioning a rack at the top of the oven.
Slice your eggplant length wise. Sprinkle it with sea salt then place the slices on a wire rack over a lined cookie sheet to drain any excess liquid.
Allow it to sit for 10 minutes, rinse then pat dry between sheets of paper towels.
Drizzle the eggplant with olive oil and sea salt placing them on a baking sheet.
Roast for 5-10 minutes, turning once, until it is soft.
Remove from pan, stack and wrap the eggplant slices in foil for 5 minutes to lock in moisture.
Using a fork to peel away the skin of the eggplant.
Put the skinless eggplant into a food processor.
Add lemon juice, garlic, and a pinch of salt in the food processor mixing until creamy.
Place in a serving bowl, sprinkle cumin around the edge of the bowl.
Top with fresh cut cilantro.
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Baba Ganoush Roasted Eggplant Dip
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to high broil, positioning a rack at the top of the oven.
- Slice your eggplant length wise. Sprinkle it with sea salt then place the slices on a wire rack over a lined cookie sheet to drain any excess liquid.
- Allow it to sit for 10 minutes, rinse then pat dry between sheets of paper towels.
- Drizzle the eggplant with olive oil and sea salt placing them on a baking sheet.
- Roast for 5-10 minutes, turning once, until it is soft.
- Remove from pan, stack and wrap the eggplant slices in foil for 5 minutes to lock in moisture.
- Using a fork to peel away the skin of the eggplant.
- Put the skinless eggplant into a food processor.
- Add lemon juice, garlic, and a pinch of salt in the food processor mixing until creamy.
- Place in a serving bowl, sprinkle cumin around the edge of the bowl.
- Top with fresh cut cilantro.
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