Revealing the Original Baba Ganoush and Mutabbal - 2 Delicious Eggplant Mezze

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil offers similar health benefits at a lower cost.

garlic

🥗Healthier: garlic powder

💰Cheaper: onion powder

Garlic powder provides flavor with less hassle.

lemon juice

🥗Healthier: lime juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Lime juice adds brightness at a lower price.

Chop the peeled and roasted eggplants in small chunks and add into the bowl.

Mince and grind the garlic together with 1 tsp salt and add into a small bowl.

Squeeze 1 lemon (1/4 cup lemon juice) and add into the garlic together with 1 tsp ground cumin.

Mix and let the mixture sit for 5 - 10 mins for the garlic flavor to infuse.

Strain through a sieve (optional to filter garlic bits and mellow down the flavor) and add into pot.

Season with a pinch of freshly ground black pepper.

Finally add ¼ cup tahini and mix with a fork or whisk to smash and combine.

Garnish with olive oil and pomegranate seeds and optionally with fresh mint and sumac.

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