Babaganoush (My Doctored Version)
| Yield: | 3 Cups |
| Categories: | Ethnic |
| 2 | tb | Olive oil |
| 2 | Onions (chopped) | |
| 2 | Stalks of celery chopped (optional) | |
| 1/2 | Red sweet pepper chopped, for color | |
| 1 | Eggplant (cubed about 3/4 inch) | |
| 2 | Cloves of garlic, chopped or mashed | |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground cumin plus 1 pinch whole |
| 1/2 | ts | Ground coriander |
| 1/4 | ts | Ground pepper |
| 1/4 | ts | Crushed dried chili pepper |
| Salt (to taste) | ||
| 1 | tb | Tahini * |
| Juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon (to taste) or lime | ||
| Handful of parsley or cilantro and/or scallion ends or chives | ||
| Black olives, | ||
| Parsley sprigs and a lemon slice to decorate |
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