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Baba Ganoush

Ingredients

• 2 large eggplants
• 1/2c tahini
• 4 cloves garlic
• cilantro
• salt
• olive oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF.
2. Prick eggplants in a few places with a fork. Char whole eggplants over gas stove until well burnt all over. Let cool enough to handle.
3. While eggplants cool, peel and halve 4 cloves of garlic. Remove stems from the eggplants and split lengthwise. Lay 4 garlic halves and 5-10 cilantro leaves inside each eggplant then close them back up. Bake in a covered pan about 20-30 minutes, or until eggplant flesh is soft enough that a butter knife meets no resistance.
4. Let eggplants cool enough to handle. Remove skins from eggplants, set aside. Add eggplant flesh, 1/2c tahini, dash of salt and a splash of olive oil to a large bowl. Chop eggplant skins very finely and add to bowl. Mash and mix with a large spoon until a smooth consistency is achieved.