14 responses to “Baba Ghanoush”

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   Bill Wyatt

   February 25, 2023

   Thank you for this recipe. My vitamix is brand new, but I think it’s going to be a good friend. I’d appreciate your comments. My tendency would be to slice the eggplant into one inch slices and try to char it a little bit on the outside. Also, vitamix has a recipe for tahini. Could I use sesame seeds to make make the tahini at the same time?
   Why is it recommended to remove the skin? It seems like the vitamix would nicely process it.

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      Shalva Gale

      March 20, 2023

      We write our recipes to make them as simple as possible, but you certainly can slice it into smaller pieces and give them more char (sounds delish). Making tahini at the same time is a great idea! Removing the skin is just a texture preference, the Vitamix can absolutely handle it, so feel free to keep yours on 🙂

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   Ace Malik

   April 7, 2020

   I tried doing this recipe and i doubled it, but it would simply shred the eggplant i could get the smooth consistency, the tamper wouldnt reach, i doubled the recipe and still no luck

   I am using the smart blender with the stock container 64 i think

   Any suggestions?

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      Shalva Gale

      April 9, 2020

      Hmm, are you using really small eggplants? The tamper should be easily able to reach the ingredients in the 64oz container. Perhaps try again with a large eggplant or do 4 small ones? The minimum batch size for that container (and the texture we’re looking for) is about 3 cups of cooked eggplant.

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      Ace

      December 6, 2021

      Lol late reply, i had the old tamper, vitamix sent me the newer tamper so i will try that, i went by weight rather than size

      I will give it another shot

      Is the 415g = to 3 cups cooked?

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      Shalva Gale

      January 28, 2022

      That’s about how long it usually takes me to reply to recipe comments too 😂 Weight of eggplant is before cooking.

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   B

   April 20, 2019

   This sounds amazing! I love Baba Ghanoush. My question is do your broil and then bake the eggplant whole, or do you slice it in half? If whole, do you need to puncture wholes in the skin to let heat escape?

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      Shalva Gale

      April 30, 2019

      Yep, broil and bake whole! We didn’t puncture the skin, but can’t hurt 🙂

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   Esti

   October 21, 2018

   Do you add the eggplant to the vitamix with or without the eggplant skin. the recipe doesn’t say scoop out the insides but I need to be certain

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      Shalva Gale

      November 16, 2018

      My apologies, Esti. Scoop it out of the skin. I’ll update the recipe now!

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   Mary Benton

   June 16, 2018

   Why insult Cleveland, Ohio? It’s a great city with ethnic diversity and cuisine that reflects its richness.
   I’ll gladly try the recipe because it originated in Cleveland!
   🙂

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      Shalva Gale

      July 23, 2018

      Didn’t mean to offend, Mary. My comment was intended as a joke about how far geographically Ohio is from the Middle East. I’ve traveled to Cleveland on several occasions and am always impressed with the diversity in cuisine.

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   CarLy

   December 27, 2017

   Having never had Baba Ganoush before, it’s really easy to make and very tasty. It appeals to me because it’s healthy and compliments my vegetables. I actually want to eat more veggies so I can just Baba Ganoush

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      Shalva Gale

      December 29, 2017

      Yes! That’s what great dips are for… vehicles to get more veggies into our mouths!