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- From: amygk@watson.ibm.com (Amy)
- Subject: Re: Nonfat eating; Lunch; Baba Ganoush (sp?)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.142322.25490@watson.ibm.com>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 14:23:22 GMT
- Organization: IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
- Keywords: Nonfat lunch, baba ganoush
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- Christine G. Wechter at Mitre asked about a recipe for baba ganoush.
- I found this one on a can of Near East brand Tahini (sesame seed paste).
- Tahini is usually near the peanut butter in the super markets in NY.
- I haven't tried this recipe yet (used the Tahini for a Felafel recipe).
- Comments follow the recipe.
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- Baba Ganoush Recipe:
- Pierce 2 medium eggplants with a fork. Place them on broiling pan
- in the oven, 3 to 4 inches from heat source. Turn often, until skin
- is charred and eggplants are mushy and falling apart. Remove from
- oven. Scoop out pulp and place in blender or food processor. Add one
- recipe Tahini Sauce, minus the water (recipe below), salt, pepper, and
- 1 or 2 Tbsp olive oil to taste (comments below!!). Add some chopped
- scallions and parsley, and serve with fresh pita.
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- Tahini Sauce Recipe:
- 1/3 cup Tahini paste
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 2-3 garlic cloves, crushed
- salt/pepper to taste
- Mix all the above until smooth. Refrigerate if not eating right away.
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- COMMENTS:
- For those who may not know, Tahini paste is sesame seed paste. According
- to the T-Factor Fat Gram Counter, 2 TableSpoons of sesame seeds has 8.8
- grams of fat (94 calories). Yikes! I don't know how many Tbsp sesame seeds
- makes 1 Tbsp of Tahini paste - probably not a 1 to 1 ratio.
-
- That said, 1/3 cup of tahini paste makes
- close to 1 cup tahini sauce (when the water is added) and having a TableSpoon
- or two of the finished sauce isn't too bad once in a while. Just beware,
- that's all. Having a serving (what ever size that might be; 1/4 cup?) of
- baba ganoush isn't fat free, but it won't be too bad if you don't add the
- oil that the recipe suggests.
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- Amy (amygk@watson.ibm.com)
- IBM's hardware, my opinions
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