Grilled Beet Baba GhanoushGrilled Beet Baba Ghanoush
Grilled Beet Baba Ghanoush

Grilled Beet Baba Ghanoush

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Grilled Beet Baba Ghanoush
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings8
Cook Time33 Minutes
Calories284
Ingredients
1 large eggplant
1 package (8.8 ounces) cooked beets, drained
8 (7-inch) pita bread rounds
4 garlic cloves
1/2 cup tahini
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons ground coriander
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Extra virgin olive oil for garnish (optional)
Directions

1. Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium-low heat. With fork, poke eggplant several times on each side to vent. Place eggplant and beets on hot grill rack; cover and cook eggplant 30 minutes or until charred and tender, turning occasionally, and beets 8 minutes or until grill marks appear, turning once. Transfer eggplant to colander over bowl; cool eggplant and beets 15 minutes. Remove skin and trim off ends of eggplant; coarsely chop eggplant and beets.

 

2. Place pita bread on hot grill rack; cover and cook 3 minutes or until toasted, turning once. Cut each pita bread into 6 wedges

 

3. In food processor, purée garlic, tahini, lemon juice, coriander, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, eggplant and beets. Makes about 2 cups

 

4. Serve baba ghanoush drizzled with oil, if desired, along with pita bread wedges

 

Nutritional Information

  • 9 g Total fat
  • 1 g Saturated fat
  • 0 mg Cholesterol
  • 733 mg Sodium
  • 44 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 6 g Sugars
  • 1 g Added sugars
  • 9 g Protein

15 minutes
Prep Time
33 minutes
Cook Time
8
Servings
284
Calories

Shop Ingredients

Makes 8 servings
1 large eggplant
Fresh Purple Eggplant
Fresh Purple Eggplant
$2.99 avg/ea$2.99/lb
1 package (8.8 ounces) cooked beets, drained
Love Beets Cooked Beets, 8.8 oz
Love Beets Cooked Beets, 8.8 oz
$4.99$0.57/oz
8 (7-inch) pita bread rounds
Kontos Whole Wheat Pocket-Less Pita, 5 count, 14 oz
Kontos Whole Wheat Pocket-Less Pita, 5 count, 14 oz
$4.99$0.36/oz
4 garlic cloves
Fresh Garlic
Fresh Garlic
$1.25 avg/ea$4.99/lb
1/2 cup tahini
Cedar's Reserve Lebanese Za'atar & Tahini Hommus, 10 oz
Cedar's Reserve Lebanese Za'atar & Tahini Hommus, 10 oz
$4.99$0.50/oz
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
Fresh Organic Lemon, each
Fresh Organic Lemon, each
$1.99
2 teaspoons ground coriander
Not Available
2 teaspoons ground cumin
Organic Ground Cumin, 2 oz
Organic Ground Cumin, 2 oz
$1.37 avg/ea$0.69/oz
Extra virgin olive oil for garnish (optional)
Not Available

Nutritional Information

  • 9 g Total fat
  • 1 g Saturated fat
  • 0 mg Cholesterol
  • 733 mg Sodium
  • 44 g Carbohydrates
  • 5 g Fiber
  • 6 g Sugars
  • 1 g Added sugars
  • 9 g Protein

Directions

1. Prepare outdoor grill for direct grilling over medium-low heat. With fork, poke eggplant several times on each side to vent. Place eggplant and beets on hot grill rack; cover and cook eggplant 30 minutes or until charred and tender, turning occasionally, and beets 8 minutes or until grill marks appear, turning once. Transfer eggplant to colander over bowl; cool eggplant and beets 15 minutes. Remove skin and trim off ends of eggplant; coarsely chop eggplant and beets.

 

2. Place pita bread on hot grill rack; cover and cook 3 minutes or until toasted, turning once. Cut each pita bread into 6 wedges

 

3. In food processor, purée garlic, tahini, lemon juice, coriander, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt, eggplant and beets. Makes about 2 cups

 

4. Serve baba ghanoush drizzled with oil, if desired, along with pita bread wedges