Hummus & Baba Ghanoush

submitted by Jason Antoon

HUMMUS

Ingredients:

• 1 can Garbanzo Beans (regular size)

• 3 TBL Tahini Sauce (sesame paste)

• 1 clove of garlic, pressed

• Salt & pepper to taste

• Lemon juice to taste

Directions:

1. Drain the liquid from the Garbanzo Beans

2. Pulverize beans in blender or Cuisinart (original recipe said to put beans through a fine meat grinder...this is from an old family cookbook)

3. Add Tahini sauce, garlic

4. Add lemon juice and salt & pepper to taste

5. Mix all ingredients together and enjoy

BABA GHANOUSH

(Eggplant appetizer)

Ingredients:

• 1 large eggplant

• lemon juice to taste

• ½ clove of garlic, pressed

• 1 Tbl olive oil

• 3 Tbl Tahini sauce (sesame seed paste)

• ½ tsp salt

Directions:

1. Cook eggplant directly over flame, turning over on all sides until soft or bake in oven at 500 degrees until soft (again remember this is from an old Lebanese collection of my families recipes so they weren’t big on specifics).

2. Split eggplant open and scoop out the inside pulp together with all the juice.

3. Combine Olive oil, garlic, tahini sauce, salt and lemon juice

4. Add eggplant and mix well.

Serve and enjoy!