Baba Ghanoush Recipe – Eggplant Dip

Hubby and I absolutely love eggplant. It’s one of our favorite snacks; we serve it with flat bread. I was originally given this recipe by my lovely neighbor who was from Lebanon, when I was living in Sydney, Australia.

Recipe for Eggplant Dip (Baba Ganouj)
Ingredients

• 2 med Eggplants
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 1/4 c Virgin olive oil
• 1/2 ts Allspice
• 1/2 ts Cinnamon
• 1/2 ts Black pepper Salt to taste

Method:

1. Wash eggplant & pierce with a fork.
2. Grill it for approx 20min
3. Peel it and sprinkle with about half of the lemon juice
4. Allow it to cool
5. When cooled, chop it very finely
6. Add the remaining ingredients to a small bowl and combine
7. Mix in the chopped eggplant and refrigerate
   Once the mixture is at this stage, you can freeze it.
8. Garnish with parsley and serve with flat bread

Enjoy!