Baba Ganoush

Baba Ganoush

Preparation Time - 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time- 15-20 minutes

Feeds- 4-6 As a snack

Ingredients - 

2 Mediums sized aubergines- Pricked with a fork and left whole

1/2 Red onion - Finely diced

2 Cloves of garlic (The smoked variety work well with this dish)- crushed and roughly chopped 

1/2 Juice of a lemon

Glug of olive oil

1 Generous bunch of basil 

Generous drizzle of extra virgin olive oil

Generous sprinkle of salt flakes

Generous sprinkle of white pepper and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions-

Start by pricking the aubergines with a fork all over then place directly onto a gas flame, turning after a minute or so once the skin starts to blister. Once blacked all over transfer to a sealable bag and allow to steam cook for 5-10 minutes, until soft. Peel of the blackened skin and roughly pull apart or chop the aubergine and return to the hob in a pan along with the chopped onion and garlic and a glug of olive oil, cook for 3-4 minutes on a medium heat. Transfer to a food processor, add the bunch of basil, seasoning and extra virgin olive oil, blitz until smooth. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary.