Recipe: PITA’s Holiday Hummus and Baba Ghanoush
PITA Mediterranean Street Food, the go-to chain for authentic, made-to-order Mediterranean cuisine, is getting in the holiday spirit and sharing the recipes for its flavorful baba ghanoush and creamy hummus. For a festive holiday touch, crown both with a drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil, fresh pomegranate seeds, a sprig of parsley and a pinch of paprika.
Baba Ghanoush
Ingredients
2 smoke-grilled eggplants
1.5 cups tahini (sesame seed oil)
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 tsp. salt
Instructions
Smoke and peel the eggplant, then smash and purée it. Add the tahini, lemon juice and salt and mix together.
Hummus
Ingredients
1 lb. freshly cooked and peeled garbanzo beans
1.5 cups tahini (sesame seed oil)
3 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1.25 tsp. salt
Instructions
Take freshly cooked garbanzo beans and add tahini, lemon juice and salt. Purée in a food processor for one minute until ingredients are a smooth texture.