Baba Ganouij
From: Miriam Posvolsky, Rio de Janeiro
Servings: 6
  • 1 [17 1/2 ounces / 500 g] eggplant
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 2 ounces [60 mL] Tahini sauce
  • Juice from 1/2 lemon
  • Black pepper
  • Salt
  • 1 teaspoon [5 mL] cumin
  • Ground pepper
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] olive oil
  • Pita bread
  • Black olives
  • Chopped parsley
  • Grill eggplant in oven until tender and skin is burnt.
  • Let cool.
  • Cut in 2 and remove meat.
  • Mince eggplant meat and add remaining ingredients, except pita bread, black olives and parsley.
  • Keep in refrigerator.
  • Serve with pita bread, black olives and chopped parsley.