Smoky Baba Ganoush
To go with this celebratory week of healthy salads, here's a smoky, silky, creamy spread.
Except I don't spread it. I just eat it with a spoon.
In doing lots of reading for REAL FOOD HAS CURVES, our seven-step plan to get off processed food, I came across research which proved that varied textures on a plate aid in increased satiety--and thus in eating less and being satisfied more quickly, the keys to losing or maintaining weight.
Since it's crucial that a plate of food have a range of textures, the chew-heavy salads this week benefit from something creamy on the side.
Baba ganoush to the rescue! It's an eggplant spread, made with sesame seeds or tahini (that is, sesame seed paste). It's usually got lemon juice and a few spices in the mix--but Bruce's version makes some interesting morphs to this Middle Eastern comfort food. His is smoky and quite tasty. Here's how he does it:
baba ganoush,
eggplant,
simple,
smoked olive oil,
sside dish,
tahini,
vegan,
vegetarian 


















