Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita

Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Show: Tyler's UltimateEpisode: Ultimate Lamb Chops

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (5)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
4 to 6 servings

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

4 baby Italian eggplants (about 1 pound total), scored
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 tablespoon tahini paste
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
Handful cilantro leaves, roughly chopped

Pita Crisps:

8 large pita rounds, cut into strips
2 tablespoons za'atar dry spice
1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt

Directions

Split the eggplants in half through the stem and score sides. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt. Grill eggplants on a very hot grill pan until skins are wrinkled and black and flesh side is nicely charred.

When the eggplants are cool enough to handle, cut off tops.

In a food processor, combine eggplant, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, cumin, and cilantro and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in the olive oil and pulse again to incorporate. Taste and adjust seasoning, as needed. Pour into a serving bowl and garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and some roughly chopped cilantro. Serve with pita strips for dipping.

To make pita strips.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Put the pita wedges in a large mixing bowl. Combine za'atar spice mix and extra-virgin olive oil and drizzle over wedges. Season with salt and toss to coat evenly. Lay out pita wedges on a roasting tray and bake in the hot oven for 10 to 15 minutes until warmed through. If you prefer a crispier pita bake for a further 5 to 7 minutes. Serve warm with baba ghanoush.

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recipe Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita
barb highland park, IL 10-11-2009
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I agree with Mohammed from Troy
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

though i love tyler's style and some of his recipes, this recipe was not authentic...i dated a man (and his whole family)... during college who was from the middle east and learned a lot sitting in his mom's kitchen helping prepare meals..... baba ganoush is so easy to prepare...they burned the skin off over a gas flame, put it in the oven to roast after the skin was blackened and bubbly - no skin in the dip. Like mohammed said, no pistascios, no parsley, no cumin and no oil in the dip. After the other ingredients are mixed together and some hot paprika was sprinkled lightly over the top, then olive oil is drizzled over the top. Dip with grilled pita bread, yummy. Oh yeah, don't use a food processor as mohammed said, it gets too liquidy and you don't get that wonderful texture from mashing or using mortar and pestle. and the guy who said the garlic was too hot, that was definately from old or sprouted garlic!! sorry tyler...Read more
recipe Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita
Vincent Denver, CO 10-08-2009
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Recipe needs work
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

Once I added tripled the Tahini paste and doubled the lemon juice then I found it to be edible. Also I think the amount of... cumin suggested it a little over powering. A little white pepper and half the cumin did the trick nicely.Read more
recipe Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita
Amy Cedar Park, TX 10-05-2009
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Delicious Baba Ghanoush
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was delicious! I followed the recipe exactly and I wouldn't change anything. I have made it with roasted garlic as... well, and that is a much less pungent garlic flavor if the raw cloves are too strong for you or guests. Also, some additional lemon juice gives it a different, but very authentic flavor as well. You can play around with how your tastebuds like it, but I like it just the way it's written.Read more
recipe Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita
Julie New York, NY 02-23-2009
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perfect middle eastern accompaniment
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a big fan of middle eastern style baba ghanoush, but not the greek equivalent - this was terrific. Earthy, flavorful and... the perfect accompaniment for the middle eastern lamb meatballs with tomato sauce found on this site. Yum.Read more
recipe Baba Ghanoush with Warm Pita
ranesha denver, CO 08-08-2008
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Baba Ghanoush
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I hate eggplant but for some reason I like Baba Ghanoush