With this recipe, master the making of a Mezze Classic: pureed eggplants, tahini, garlic & lemon juice.

Similar to hummus which is made from chick peas this one is made from eggplant absolutely delicious. This is a traditional Middle Eastern dish.

A great hummus alternative! very rich and creamy!

With this recipe of grilled eggplant mixed with tahini, lemon juice & garlic, you'll master the making of Baba Ghannouj, one of the bases of Lebanese mezze.

I saw this recipe in a Turkish cookbook. This specific recipe is my own variation, as I changed the original recipe slightly to make a manageable amount with revised procedures.You can also grill the eggplant in an oven (bake for 1 hour after making cuts).I used an American eggplant, but you can also use the slim and long type.Try serving this dish with hummus (chickpea paste -and tortillas. For a manageable amount. Recipe by Kuminchan

Playing around with a few roasted eggplant recipes, I decided to cook them face up first to get the skins soft. Then putting them face down on the baking sheet allows them to cook in their own juices, sort of an eggplant confit, if you will. The flavor is creamy and sweet. Be prepared to adjust the flavor as needed to accommodate the Maillard browning that happens. Time for more lemon juice!

This is one of our favorite foods at our local Mediterranean restaurant. This isn't their recipe, but it is a good replacement when we make shawarma at home.

This is my one-thousand’s Cookpad recipe, 897 family recipes and 103 cook snap recipes. This one is dedicated to the people of Lebanon. Thank you cookpad member Mohaddeseh for posting the legend of the Baba Ganoush recipe.Here in California, we have the same recipes for jewish eggplant salad Salat Hatzilim as well as Baba Ganoush.We make ours with home grown Ping Tung purple eggplants from Taiwan, they fit perfectly under my broiler and do not taste bitter.

This is a great way of using up an aubergine that is a little past it's best rather than tossing it out

Smoked aubergine mashed with tahini, garlic and coriander leaves, shaped into nuggets and fried. This Diwali you could make this and serve as a snack when guests come calling.See the whole story on my blog post here: http://www.allthatsdelicious.com/baba-ghanoush-nuggets-recipe

Often eaten a dip with arabic bread or pita.

Arab tastiest appetizers. Squash can be used instead of eggplant.