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Meat-Free Friday: Baba Ganoush with Pomegranate Syrup

By Lauren Keating On 09/04 17 Comments

baba gnoush with pomegranite

When life gives you eggplants, make baba ganoush!

Even after making massive amounts of Ratatouille, I still had a few eggplants left so I decided to try something different and make baba ganoush. Shawn loves hummus, but I never really think to make baba ganoush, which is basically hummus made with roasted eggplant instead of chickpeas. It was really easy to make though, and tasted way better than anything that you can buy prepared at the grocery store. I can’t wait to make it again!

baba ganoush

The flavors of my baba ganoush were  slight twist on the traditional dish. I bought my tahini in bulk from the co-op, and I had more than I needed, but not enough to save. So I put it all in. This gave it a stronger tahini flavor than normal, but we both really liked it that way. I also used cilantro instead of the more traditional parsley, which gave it a nice green color and an interesting flavor. And I topped it off with some pomegranate juice that I reduced into a thin syrup. The flavors all came together beautifully and the dip was delicious served with some whole wheat pita bread.

It was so good that I would have been happy with just that for dinner! But I served it with some grilled lamb kebobs (ignore this part for meat-free Friday!!) and vegetables. The kebabs were made with cubes of grass-fed lamb dressed with a little olive oil, lemon juice, lots of garlic, rosemary, salt and pepper. The red onion, pepper, and zucchini were marinated briefly in olive oil and balsamic before they were grilled.Together, this was a very simple but very satisfying meal.

lamb kebob with veggiesBaba Ganoush with Pomagranate Syrup

  • 3 small eggplants (about 1.5 lbs)
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup cilanto (or parsley)
  • 1 tsp coarse sea salt
  • dash cumin
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate juice
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • whole wheat pita wedges, for serving (optional)

Grill or broil eggplannts until skin begins to char – about 10 minutes. Continue to grill, or bake at 350, until the whole thing is soft and can be easily pierced with a fork (about 10 minutes on the grill or 20 in the oven). Scoop out the flesh of the eggplant and discard peels. In a food processor, combine eggplant, tahini, galric, lemon juice, cilantro, salt, and cumin. Process until smooth.

Meanwhile combine pomegranate juice and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat.  Bring to a boil, then reduce to a thin syrup.

Drizzle olive oil and pomegrante syrup over the baba ganough. Serve with pita wedges.

Tagged with: Beef, Lamb, and Pork// Greek/Mediterranean// Lent// Summer// Vegetarian or Vegan17 Comments

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Comments

  1. Dave says

    09/13 at 3:49 pm

    Yeah! Thanks for the tip. I figured you’d know exactly what I was talking about : )

    Reply
  2. zerrin says

    09/07 at 3:50 pm

    I love babagannush! We generally add grilled green peppers and tomatoes in it. But your version sounds so intriguing with tahini. I have to try this. Thanks.

    Reply
  3. Parita says

    09/07 at 3:36 am

    Baba Ganoush with pmegranate syrup sounds fabulous! lovely blend of flavors there !

    Reply
  4. DebinHawaii says

    09/07 at 2:13 am

    I love a good baba ganoush and adding the pomegranate syrup is pure genius!

    Reply
  5. Sophie says

    09/07 at 1:58 am

    I adore baba ganoush & your version looks truly a winner!! MMMMMM,…I love the addtion of the Pomegranate Syrup!! Must taste divine!

    I just gave you an award!! Come over @ my blog & pick it up!

    Reply
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