Microwave Baba Ghanoush
Baba Ghanoush is a classic middle-eastern side dish that goes well with any number of foods. Now elegant vegetable side dish is made even easier in this microwavable recipe that lets you produce a great dish with minimal equipment!
Notes
Variations: Microwave the eggplant whole 10-15 min (Faster, but doesn't give the hint of smoke.) Press through a coarse moulin for a silkier dip. Puree in a food processor for a smoother dip. All the ingredients can be mixed using the food processor. Add ground cumin or whole cumin seeds with the garlic and chile.
Cooking MethodMicrowave
Ingredients
- 1 large eggplant
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 cup Tahini Paste
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chile powder
- handful of fresh coriander chopped finely
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Cut the eggplant in halves lengthwise. Slice flesh diagonally into diamonds without cutting through skin.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste and drizzle with oil.
- Place cut side up in microwave oven for about 30-60 min until cooked through and soft, but not dried out. This will give a slightly smoky flavour to the dish.
- When cool enough to handle, scoop out eggplant flesh into a bowl. Mash with a fork.
- Add Tahini, crushed garlic, chile, parsley and coriander.
- Add about 1/2 the olive oil and lemon. Fold together. (The more rigorously mixed, the smoother the dip. I prefer a more silky, glutinous consistency.
- Adjust seasonings and slowly add the remaining lemon juice and olive oil until the required consistency is reached.
- Chill overnight.