Baba Ganous Turkish Eggplant Salad

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From turkey, this eggplant salad with sesame seed paste is excellent when eaten with warm flatbread. i got this recipe from some missionaries that have been living there for awhile.

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Steps

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Wash the eggplants and cook them over a charcoal fire or place them in the oven , until they become soft.

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Let them cool and then carefully remove all the skin , or else the eggplants will have a bitter taste.

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Remove all seeds from the eggplants , dice them as finely as you can and toss them with the tahini , lemon juice , crushed garlic , salt and cumin.

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Mash and combine all ingredients together using a fork.

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Drizzle some olive oil and sprinkle with black pepper before serving.

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Ingredients

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eggplants, garlic cloves, sesame seed paste, cumin, lemon juice, salt, olive oil, black pepper