Subject: Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Spread)
From: "Dancer^" <[email-masked]>
Date: 25 Mar 2000 06:21:45 -0700
Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes

Low-Fat Baba Ghanoush (Eggplant Spread)

1 medium eggplant (1 lb.)
1 small onion, cut into fourths
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 Tbsp olive oil
1-1/2 tsp. salt
2 Tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
Pita bread wedges

Heat the oven to 400 degrees. Pierce the eggplant 3-4 times with a fork.
Bake about 40 minutes or until soft. Set aside to cool. Peel the eggplant
and cut into cubes.
Place the eggplant, onion, garlic, lemon juice, oil and salt in a blender.
Cover and blend on high speed, stopping to scrape the sides, if necessary,
until smooth. Spoon the mixture into a bowl and garnish with parsley.
Serve the baba ghanoush with pita bread wedges.
Calories per tbsp  9  Fat  0.6 g  Fiber  0.3 g.

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