Roasted Eggplant Dip (Baba Ganoush)

Traditional Baba Ganoush, or roasted eggplant dip, is perfect with fresh veggies and pita bread.

Makes: 8-10 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Recipe Created By: Mary Carter
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Ingredients

  • 1 medium eggplant
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • ⅓ cup almond, cashew or sunflower butter
  • ½ cup roasted almonds or pistachios (save a few chopped nuts to sprinkle on top as garnish, if desired)
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, for garnish
  • fresh parsley, chopped, for garnish

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Place the whole eggplant on a baking sheet and roast for about 1 hour, until softened. Allow to cool.
  3. Peel and remove stem (the peel should almost slide off). Place in a food processor with the garlic. Puree until very smooth. Add the nut butter, salt, nuts and cayenne. Season to taste.
  4. Put in a serving dish and drizzle olive oil and sprinkle parsley and chopped nuts on top. Serve with fresh veggies and pita bread.

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