You all know how much I LOVE EGGPLANT!!! and recently... I've discovered how very healthy and low fat Middle Eastern food can be...
Soooo... I decided to make BABA GANOUSH...and ooooohhh it is soooo yummy!
For all my LDL readers... you are going to have to decide if you want to eat this, because it has Tahini in it (Sesame Seed paste)... but I find that the benefits of the olive oil, eggplant, lemon juice, garlic and paprika are worth the little bit of seed protein from the tahini...(plus... I made my own tahini... so I know what's REALLY in it)
Here's what you'll need...
2 eggplants
2 tbs Tahini
juice of one lemon (or two if you like)
1/2 tsp paprika
3 cloves garlic (or more)
1 tsp salt
1/4 cup olive oil
Roast Eggplant until soft, and peel it. (in foil, in oven for about 25 minutes at 375)
When cool, cut into pieces and place in food processor bowl...
Add lemon juice, paprika, garlic cloves, salt, tahini, olive oil... pulverize until very smooth...
Refrigerate...
YOU. ARE. DONE!
This is a GREAT dip for celery, carrots, toasted bread, cukes, etc....
It's a WONDERFUL alternative to heavy, mayo based, creamy dips...
It's very healthy... lots of potassium and folic acid...
The olive oil is FANTASTIC for UN saturated fats and your heart...
Eggplant is VERY, VERY low in calories...
Please try it... and let me know what you think!
LDLers... Try it without the Tahini... and add white bean puree thinned with olive oil....
** Homemade Tahini - 1 cup raw sesame seeds
1/4 cup olive oil
Pulverize until a watery paste...
Keep extra tahini in an airtight container in the fridge for a month...
Saundra - you have done it again - a winner. Alternatives that I have seen are - 1. add a bunch of basil instead of tahini. and 2. add Greek (or fat free) yogurt.
ReplyDeleteFor me - Im stickin' with you babe. Saturday night's dinner taken care of.......... Well the starter anyway.