White Bean and Roasted Eggplant Hummus (Baba Ghanoush)

"Great as an appetizer served with pita chips or fresh sliced cucumber. Also a wonderful addition to a pita sandwich."
 
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
10
Yields:
2 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F and place an oven rack in the middle.
  • Place the eggplant on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Roast for 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown.
  • Set aside to cool.
  • In food processor, combine the cooled eggplant, beans, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, tahini, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
  • Pulse until the mixture until coarsely chopped.
  • With the machine running, gradually add 1/3 cup of olive oil until the mixture is creamy.
  • Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Place the hummus in a dipping bowl and serve with pita chips or cucumber slices.

Questions & Replies

  1. Can this recipe be frozen?
     
  2. Can I use yogurt instead of tahini in my hummus and baba ghanoush?
     
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Reviews

  1. This was smooth, creamy, light and delicious! I used a variety of 5 small (4"-6") eggplants (I have no idea how much this weighs) and added a touch extra lemon juice and parsley, but otherwise followed instructions exactly. I also peeled the eggplants. I will absolutely make this again and again - it's so great!! The only other note is that the prep/cook time isn't correct if you count in the cooking time of the eggplant for 20-25 min first. Next time I may double and roast the garlic too.
     
  2. Absolutely incredible.
     
  3. We are having dinner guests tonight and I made this recipe as an appetizer. I have already been sampling it and I love it. I copied it down and added it to my book of "keepers." This has wonderful flavor and consistency. I didn't modify the recipe at all. It is really nice as is. I'm serving it with pita chips. Thanks!
     
  4. I used about 3 tbsp of water instead of the olive oil to lower the fat and calories since I'm doing Weight Watchers. It was worthy of a 4 star rating with the water but I'm rating it based on how I imagine it would taste with the olive oil. I think there's something wrong with the nutritional calculations. The olive oil alone adds over 600 calories and almost 70 grams of fat. The tahini is high in calories and fat too, so I think either the tahini or the olive oil was left out of the nutritional calculation. I served this with sliced cucumber and baby carrots.
     
  5. Fabulous recipe here. I had an eggplant for the garden and this recipe put it to very good use. This tastes like a dressed up version of hummus. The consitency is light and creamy. The roasted eggplant and garlic really pump up the flavor. We love it!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I used about 3 tbsp of water instead of the olive oil to lower the fat and calories since I'm doing Weight Watchers. It was worthy of a 4 star rating with the water but I'm rating it based on how I imagine it would taste with the olive oil. I think there's something wrong with the nutritional calculations. The olive oil alone adds over 600 calories and almost 70 grams of fat. The tahini is high in calories and fat too, so I think either the tahini or the olive oil was left out of the nutritional calculation. I served this with sliced cucumber and baby carrots.
     

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