Love hummus but looking to change it up a bit? This Baba Ganoush Hummus is a chickpea/eggplant hybrid that’s rich, creamy, and dreamy!

Coming at ya with the first recipe in a while! I spent a few weeks exploring the motherland then hopped back over the pond for a week of cooking at home in Holland followed by a few days of exploring Budapest. Which brings me to now, dead tired from wandering around every corner of Budapest and from a 15 hour flight delay which resulted in an unplanned night in Budapest (and a few more Hungarian meals).

One of our favorite neighborhoods in Budapest was the Jewish quarter, a trendy hipster’s paradise with food trucks and fusion restaurants tucked into every corner. Which brings me to the recipe today, a happy fusion of eggplant, chickpeas, and tahini in the form of Baba Ganoush Hummus, or as I prefer to call it…Baba-Ga-Hummus!

I worked up this recipe with Anouk during one of our hot kitchen messes, a day in which we cook no less than 147 thousand recipes, using her taste for Mediterranean cuisine and my desire for not spending more than five steps on any given recipe. The result was this easy, way delicious Baba Ganoush Hummus. Enjoy!

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Baba Ganoush Hummus

Course Appetizers, Dips, Sauces, and Salsas, Snacks

Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan, Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July, Game Day

Time 30 minutes or less

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 25 minutes

Servings 2 cups

Calories 145 kcal

Author Live Eat Learn

Ingredients

• 1 large eggplant
• 1 Tbsp olive oil 15 mL
• 2 cloves garlic
• ½ of a lemon juiced
• 1 cup chickpeas 220 g
• 2 Tbsp tahini 30 mL
• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp each salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Slice eggplant into ¼ inch thick rounds and set on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Brush with olive oil, then bake for 20 to 30 minutes, or until soft, flipping eggplant over halfway through cooking.

2. Peel away the skin of the eggplant and add the flesh to a food processor, along with the garlic, lemon, drained chickpeas, tahini, paprika, salt, and pepper. Puree until smooth, taste, and add more seasonings to suit your taste.

Nutrition Facts

Baba Ganoush Hummus

Amount Per Serving (0.25 cups)

Calories 145 Calories from Fat 49

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.4g 8%

Saturated Fat 0.7g 4%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 85mg 4%

Potassium 376mg 11%

Total Carbohydrates 20g 7%

Dietary Fiber 7g 28%

Sugars 4.5g

Protein 6g 12%

Vitamin A 3%

Vitamin C 8%

Calcium 4%

Iron 12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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