Baba Ganoush
This easy, healthy dip is similar to hummus (except using eggplants instead of chickpeas) and is a versatile dip great for pita, chips, and veggies to be shared at your Dungeons and Dragons game!
Servings 10 adventurers
Calories 70kcal
Cost 12 gold
Equipment
- food processor
- Baking sheet
Ingredients
- 3 medium eggplants
- olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled and minced
- 2 tbsp tahini
- ½ tsp chilli powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1½ lemons
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- carrot chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C).
- Cut your eggplants in half lengthwise then score the flesh in a crisscross pattern. Don't cut the skins as you score.
- Rub in a hearty pour of olive oil into the flesh then arrange on a baking sheet flesh side up.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until soft.
- Put the garlic, tahini, chili powder, cumin, 2 tbsp of olive oil, juice of the lemons and the eggplant (skin discarded) into a food processor and give it a quick blend until you get a nice thick dip.
- Serve with our suggested carrot chips, or really anything. Veggies, chips, pita, spread it on sandwiches. And then get back to adventuring!
Notes
This is such a quick recipe that's fantastic for meal prepping healthy dishes for the week! Because of the low effort and long baking time it's a great dish to get started and then cook another dish while you wait. It's a great and versatile dip and functions similarly to hummus. Chloe is allergic to chickpeas so this is a great alternative and tastes phenomenal! It's light on calories but fills you up, a great healthy dish for you to have on your next Dungeons and Dragons or fantasy role playing game adventure!
This recipe is part of our new series of "Tavern food made healthy", an initiative we're taking to make fantasy foods come to life in a way that aligns with your health goals. Each recipe will take rustic foods, make some easy tweaks to improve their nutrition, and focus on flavor that any adventurer could be excited by. This recipe was done in partnership with Tank Tolman, an amazing fantasy-inspired fitness creator that we've been fans of for a long time. This recipe and many more can be found on Tank's Training app. A library of healthy recipes along with a ton of fantasy inspired workout plans like Barbarian Hammer Workouts and Ranger Bodyweight Workouts, and a welcoming community of others working on leveling up their fitness and cheering each other along, are all part of this awesome app. You can get started on the app today at https://www.gameplanapps.com/tank