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[Anonymous No.6786208]

So I've perfected my hummus recipe.

What would I have to change to make baba ganoush, if I just substituted roasted eggplant for chickpeas?

[Anonymous No.6786211]

Baba Ghanoush
1 eggplant
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup tahini
2 tablespoons sesame seeds
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper to taste
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Preheat oven to 400F. Grease a baking sheet.
Place eggplant on baking sheet, and pierce skin all over with a fork. Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, turning occasionally, or until soft. Remove from oven, and place into a large bowl of cold water. Once cooled, remove from water and peel skin off.
Place eggplant, lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, and garlic in a blender, and puree. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Transfer eggplant mixture to a medium size mixing bowl, and slowly mix in olive oil. Chill before serving.

[Anonymous No.6786224]

>>6786211

The proportions are a bit different, and I don't use pepper or cayenne in my hummus, but that's pretty much how I make my hummus.

>why add sesame seeds when you already have tahini?

I also figured it would be best to blend everything else together before adding the eggplant, and just pulse it a bit at the end, so it's not entirely smooth.

[Anonymous No.6786239]

>>6786211
Eggplants come in different sizes. Garlic cloves come in different sizes. Even the cloves on a single bulb of garlic vary. Please be more precise next time.

[Anonymous No.6786243]

>>6786239
please use your brain when cooking. if you can't figure out the ratio of flavors you want in a dish, then stay out of the kitchen.

[Anonymous No.6786246]

>>6786208
Share your perfected hummus recipe pls

[Anonymous No.6786265]

>>6786243
The same can be said for lemon juice, tahini, sesame seeds, olive oil, cayenne, and cumin, retard.

[Anonymous No.6786268]

>>6786265
lol u mad

[Anonymous No.6786309]

>>6786246

If the thread is still up tomorrow I'll share my recipe. It's something I learned from a restaurant job, and improved upon.

The other anons who talked about tasting, and adjusting to taste are correct, but a basic recipe needs to sit overnight before you can tell what needs to be added.

>tl;dr i'm too drunk to post my hummus recipe (which i've been making every week)
>i also use canned chickpeas - but could just as well use dried, if i thought it made a difference - and know i'll get called out for it

[Anonymous No.6786585]

>>6786309
Okay I'll wait, anon