February Recipe: Baba Ghanoush

Ever sine I discovered a place called Oren's in my neighborhood, I've been absolutely obsessed with the place. When I asked the waiter for a recommendation for a side, he recommended their baba ghanoush. I had never had eggplant in this form before, but I ended up loving it and craving it all the time. 

So when I got home, I looked up a recipe for baba ghanoush and found a pretty simple one on epicurious. I knew that it looked like a pretty simple recipe that would not have as nuanced flavors as the one at Oren's, but I gave it a shot!

I tried to put the eggplant through a sieve to get out the seeds as suggested by many comments, but the eggplant just wasn't getting through. So I scooped out as much of the seeds as I could and threw it into the mix.

Overall, I'd say it turned out pretty well. I think grilling the eggplant would give it more flavor than oven roasting. Also, maybe it could have done with some spices. Now that I think I've got the basics down, I may try a little more complicated recipe for baba ghanoush!

-jennkay

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