Ingredients
- 1 eggplant
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 ounces fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1/2 bunch parsley, leaves only
- Salt and pepper
Directions
Pierce some holes in the skin of the eggplant (to avoid explosion) and grill over medium-high heat turning every 7 minutes, until the skin is blackened and the body is nice and soft. Total time for grilling is about 30 minutes. If you do not have a grill you can roast your eggplant in a 375 degree F oven for about 30 minutes.
Remove eggplant from the grill and let cool.
Once the eggplant is cool enough to handle, peel away the skin and discard. Place the eggplant flesh in a colander and drain for 10 minutes. In a food processor, combine garlic, lemon juice, tahini and parsley and pulse to combine. Add the eggplant flesh. Season with salt and pepper and pulse to combine. Adjust the flavor with more Tahini or lemon juice if you prefer. If it's bitter, some sugar or honey will help. Research shows that the white variety of plant is sweeter in flavor.
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By yva46_10184343
northbrook, IL
on July 09, 2011
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Best taste ever, and very easy to make I make almost every week I'm vegetarian, love with salads. Thanks
By Wichita Foodie
Wichita, KS
on October 02, 2010
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The recipe on the show is perfect. I have made it with both Italian eggplant and Asian eggplant and I find the Asian eggplant to be far better. 5 stars with Asian eggplant, 3 stars with Italian eggplant. The cooks who gave it one star should try again with Asian and see what they think...
By claranet351_105...
Springfield, MO
on November 03, 2009
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First let me say I didn't make this exact recipe, so my rating doesn't carry any weight. Next, here's the actual recipe from the show:
2 cups roasted eggplant, 2 cloves of garlic, 3/4 tsp salt, 5 tbs lemon juice, 4tbs tahini, 1/2 sprig parsley. Salt & pepper to taste, few drops of honey if it's too bitter for you.
Follow recipe as normal, except: wrap eggplant in saran wrap when cool. Cut off calyx and squeeze meat into colander. Drain for 30 minutes. Add parsley after other ingredients are blended.
I hope this all makes sense. I'll edit if people are having problems.
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