BABAGANUŞ

BABAGANOUSH

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant
• 4-5 tbsp of tahini
• 1 large clove of garlic (mushed)
• juice of a half lemon
• salt
• 2 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil 
• some pepper flakes

Pierce the eggplant with a fork . Grill the eggplant until they are soft. Take it out from the oven and let it cool. Peal the crust of eggplant and take the eggplant in a strainer and wait for 20 minutes to let the liquid out. 
Chop both eggplant finely and take it in a large bowl. Add garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and salt into the bowl and stir it until well combined. Take it in a serving dish. Drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle some pepper flakes on top and decorate it with parsley.
It is a very good side dish with meat or it might be a nice dip with a pita bread.
Enjoy.