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LEBANESE & ISREALI BABA GHANOUSH

Recipe By :Marlena Spieler, SF CHRONICLE 9/5/01
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:45
Categories : 0-5G Low Carb Regional Midddle Eastern
Vegetables Znew2001


Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Globe eggplant
2 garlic clove -- minced
1/4 tsp ground cumin -- or to taste
Salt and pepper -- to taste
Hot red pepper flakes -- to taste
1 tbsp mayonnaise -- or as desired
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil -- or as desired
1 Squeeze lemon juice
1 tbsp chopped cilantro -- for garnish

Instructions: If you have a gas stove, place the eggplant directly on the burner. Let it cook, turning from time to time, until the skin chars all the way around and the flesh is tender.
If you have an electric stove, cook the eggplant (halved lengthwise) in a nonstick frying pan until charred and tender.
Transfer the eggplant to a bowl, cover, and let cool to room temperature.
Peel the eggplant, then mash the flesh with a fork, including any smoky juices. Add the garlic, cumin, salt and pepper, red pepper flakes, mayonnaise, olive oil and lemon juice; mix well. Taste for seasoning and adjust as desired.
Refrigerate until ready to serve. Just before serving, sprinkle with cilantro.
Serves 4 to 6.

Notes: This version of the Middle-Eastern smoky eggplant salad uses a tiny amount of mayonnaise instead of tahini. Though tahini is wonderful in eggplant salad, it's nice to have this zesty, light mixture as an alternative. Ingredients:
SOURCE: Marlena Spieler, a food writer who divides her time between the Bay Area and London, is the author of more than 30 cookbooks and is a regular contributor to BBC Radio.










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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 102 Calories; 7g Fat (50.6% calories from fat); 2g Protein; 13g Carbohydrate; 3g Dietary Fiber; 1mg Cholesterol; 24mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Vegetable; 1/2 Fruit; 1 Fat.

NOTES : The AUSSIE Low Carb Gourmet Tony Blakemore November. 2001
e-mail Tony@carb-lite.au.com
web site www.carb-lite.au.com
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