MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj
(keywords: MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj, Baba Ghanoush, eggplant, chiropractic ) MOUTABEL, spicy Eggplant, aka Aubergine, aka Brinjal, has proven cholesterol-lowering properties. But it's so delish I'd eat it any way! I refuse to eat margarine, it tastes terrible and it's full of those hydrogenated oils that are so dangerous for your nerves. So there's that big toss up! Butter which is bad for your heart, but good for your nerves, or Margarine that's bad for your nerves, and maybe, maybe is less bad for your heart. Compromise! Eat Moutabel Baba Ghannouj! Then you can enjoy some animal fats. (To be honest my blood cholesterol is dangerously low not just because "she-who-must-be-obeyed" and I eat Moutabel every week. It's also because we love those yummmy, healthy foods you'll find at Healthy Living Tips every single day.
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PREPARATION TIME of MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj
I timed it. Eight minutes. 8. Well, that's not quite true, I forgot the chilli, so the whole lot had to be blended again. Plus one minute, but you wouldn't make that dumb mistake would you!Eight minutes, that's all it takes, start to finish.
INGREDIENTS @ MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj
Pure healthy delicious goodness! - One aubergine/eggplant/brinjal, washed, shiny-bright skin.
- One clove of garlic.
- 2 TBSP of Tahini. In Turkey known as Tahin.
Sesame Tahini, what's that?
- A good slosh of Olive oil.
- Some like it hot. A slither or two of chilli. Don't forget the chilli for your MOUTABEL Baba Ghannouj!
- A good handful of chopped parsley.
- A gurgle of yoghurt. Not the double thick sort, you need the liquid for the blender.
- 1/3 of a lemon, pulp and all. Perhaps take out the pips. Or, if like me you are forgetful when shopping, hey half an orange or a mandarin/ clemantine/ naartje will do very nicely.
- A not-too-generous shake of salt and pepper.
Oops, forgot the chilli! Roughly chop your aubergine in two halves. Place in an oven-proof dish. Add the little clove of garlic and microwave for five minutes.
So, you've got five minutes to kill. Put on the kettle, for a cup of tea. Peel one third of your lemon, pinch a few drops for your tea, and keep the rest for a Tabouleh dish. Know the recipe for Tabouli Tabouleh? Or perhaps some Hummus. That's a Chickpean Garbanzo bean dip that I make EVERY week. Never miss...
DRINKING WATER ... great for lemon tea.
RECIPE FOR TABOULI TABOULEH ...
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Tea brewing? Right, wash the parsley, slice off the thicker stalks, and roughly chop. The blender will finish the job. Pitch your parsley into a bowl suitable for blending.
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Peel one third of your lemon (or an orange), and add to your bowl. Now your Eggplant should be done in the microwave. Using a sharp spoon, scrape out the pulp and add to your bowl.
Normally, if I was you, I'd let your eggplant cool. I burnt my fingers, trying to beat ten minutes. Moutabel in ten minutes? Mmm, yes I was convinced it could be done. Can it?
Tip in the rest of your ingredients, and blend. Easy.
I did remember to keep back one sprig of parsley. But made another real boo-boo. I forgot the chilli!
So, back into the blending bowl, and another quick blend. Not too much chilli, unless you really like it hot. One slither is enough for us. Nine minutes, and I have my Moutabel. I didn't count the time to clean the blender! But then I went straight on and made a bowl of Olive pate. A bit of aubergine wouldn't do any harm to my Olive pâté.
OLIVE PATE, a purist? Okay, pâté.
DISCIPLINE
Jup, I'm sure you guessed it. When I'm dealing all day with serious slipped disks, nasty ankle joint pain, a horrific frozen shoulder I have to be very disciplined, and it's done by the book. I love cooking, but it's here that I let my hair down. I hate being disciplined and cornered by recipes. If I don't have a lemon, well, how about an orange. Forgot the chilli, that's no big deal. Baba Ghannouj without a chilli is fantastic in its own right. No parsley? Mm, I wonder how it would taste with a few slices of cucumber. But the Tahini? That I can't live without! Enjoy, have fun, blessings as you enjoy healthy, good, tasty food. Give McD and Kentucky F the miss. You can do it better, tastier, healthier, for a tenth of the price, and a 1000x more healthily in your own kitchen. Go for it!
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Ah, the other place I can let my hair down is by keeping my alta ego busy. But the editor keeps complaining that I split my infinitives, and I still don't know what that is! Here you can read the first chapter from my next book...
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