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Chicken Baba Ganoush
🥙 Middle Eastern

Chicken Baba Ganoush

🥙 Middle Eastern

Smoky mash of chicken swirled with tahini and olive oil — baba ganoush spirit. About 20 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 10 min Serves 6 Easy

Ingredients

  • Chicken500 g, thighs
  • Saltto taste
  • Garlic2 cloves, grated
  • Lemon1/2, juiced
  • Olive Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
  • Ground Cumin1/2 tsp
  • Tahini3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Prepare the chicken — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.

  2. 2

    Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.

  3. 3

    Season with the garlic, lemon juice, ground cumin and salt — taste as you go.

  4. 4

    Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and serve with warm bread.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Revealing the Original Baba Ganoush and Mutabbal - 2 Delicious Eggplant Mezze · on YouTube