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|DatePublished=24th October 2012
|Author=JuliaBalbilla
|ImageComment = My version, with the addition of a roasted red pepper
|Servings = 4 as a mezze
|Servings = 4 as a mezze
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Baba ghanoush is usually eaten as a dip with [[pita bread]], and is sometimes added to other dishes. It is usually of an earthy light brown colour.
Baba ghanoush is usually eaten as a dip with [[pita bread]], and is sometimes added to other dishes. It is usually of an earthy light brown colour.
===Ingredients===
==A better recipe than this one!==
After a few experiments, I've come up with a recipe that is far superior to the original in my opinion.  It's not too different but the addition of more [[garlic]], frying the garlic and adding the roasted [[red pepper]] makes it more robust and adds a little sweetness too.
 
* '''[[Baba ghanoush with roasted red pepper]]'''
 
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{{RecipeIngredients
| 3 [[aubergines]]
| 3 [[aubergines]]
| 4 tablespoons light [[tahini]]
| 4 tablespoons light [[tahini]]
| 2 [[cloves garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| 2 [[cloves garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| 2 tablespoons [[yoghurt]]
| 2 tablespoons [[yogurt]]
| Juice from half a [[lemon]] or [[lime]]
| Juice from half a [[lemon]] or [[lime]]
| [[Salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
| [[Salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
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| [[Pitta bread]] or [[crispbread]]
| [[Pitta bread]] or [[crispbread]]
| Handful of crushed [[walnuts]] or [[toasted]] flaked [[almonds]]
| Handful of crushed [[walnuts]] or [[toasted]] flaked [[almonds]]
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===Method===
===Method===
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| Set them aside to cool
| Set them aside to cool
| Halve them and scoop out the soft flesh
| Halve them and scoop out the soft flesh
| Put the flesh into a [[food processor]] together with the [[Garlic|garlic]],  [[yoghurt]] and [[tahini]]. Season to taste with [[salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
| Put the flesh into a [[food processor]] together with the [[Garlic|garlic]],  [[yogurt]] and [[tahini]]. Season to taste with [[salt]] and [[freshly ground black pepper]]
| Blend into a smooth paste and add the [[lemon]] or [[lime juice]]
| Blend into a smooth paste and add the [[lemon]] or [[lime juice]]
| Drizzle with the [[olive oil]] and sprinkled with [[paprika]] and crushed [[nuts]].
| Drizzle with the [[olive oil]] and sprinkled with [[paprika]] and crushed [[nuts]].
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Serve with warm [[pitta breads]] or [[crispbread]]
Serve with warm [[pitta breads]] or [[crispbread]]
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[[Category:Grilled, griddled or barbecued]]
[[Category:Grilled, griddled or barbecued]]
[[Category:Uncooked]]
[[Category:Uncooked]]