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Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

Kateryna YagovychFood
How to cook babaganoush. Source: sbs.com.au

Babaganoush is a tasty eggplant appetizer that can be eaten instead of spread on bread. It'd be a good idea to make it now because it's a perfect time for these vegetables. All the ingredients retain their beneficial properties because you just need to blend.

The cooking recipe of babaganoush from eggplants is published on the culinary page tastystories.feed on Instagram. The dish is quite nutritious.

Eggplant babaganoush recipe

Ingredients:

  • eggplants medium - 2 pcs
  • garlic - 1 head
  • tahini (sesame paste) - 1 tbsp.
  • lemon juice - 1-2 tbsp.
  • olive oil
  • salt - 1 tsp. without a slide, up tp your taste.
  • celery stalks and carrots for serving

Instructions:

Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

1. Cut off the top of the garlic, put it in a baking dish with the eggplants and pour vegetable oil over it.

2. Bake the eggplants in the oven at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.

Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

3. When the top of the garlic become deep yellow color - take it out.

4. For the tahini, mix 2 tbsp roasted sesame seeds, 2 tbsp vegetable oil and 2 tbsp lemon juice.

Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

5. Whip it all up with a blender, but not an immerse it.

6. Take the cooked eggplants out to cool.

Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

7. Take out the pulp.

8. Wrap in cling film, cut off the tip and squeeze out the center.

9. Squeeze baked garlic into the eggplant flesh,  a spoon of tahini and salt.

Ukrainian eggplant babaganush: how to make a traditional seasonal appetizer

10. Whisk everything together, taste for salt. add more if necessary. You can add ground black pepper. You can also add 2 spoonfuls of Greek yogurt for a milder flavor.

11. Serve with carrots and celery stalks.

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