What are some of your favorite vegetarian recipes?

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11. Baba Ganoosh! Here is the recipe I use.

Ingredients

3 whole medium eggplants
4 tbsp. tahini (or more to taste)
4 cloves garlic, finely minced
1/4 c. lemon juice
3 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil (good quality)
1/3 c. fresh parsley, minced

Directions
1. Prick the surface of each eggplant several times with the tines of a fork. (This is important!)

2. On the grill or under the broiler, set to high, blacken or char the eggplant for 25 minutes or so. You want the skin to be completely shriveled and dark, and the eggplant almost fall-apart tender. Just when you think it’s shriveled, let it go another 5 minutes. Set them aside to cool slightly. (And definitely do not undercook the eggplant. Your Baba Ganoosh will be bitter and awful!)

3. When cool, peel off the skin enough to get a spoon into each eggplant and scrape out the flesh into a bowl. Try to get as much as you can, even the stuff that’s stuck to the inside of the skin. (This process is a total mess, so don’t worry.)
Mash the eggplant with a fork. A few large chunks are fine, but try to get it to a relatively smooth texture without being totally pureed. (I actually like it really smooth in the food processor.)

4. Add in all other ingredients, stirring and tasting before adjusting the seasonings or other ingredients. Don’t undersalt!

Serve with pita triangles, baguette slices, chips, crusty French bread… or with a spoon.