Have you ever made a recipe based solely a name? This was the case here. One morning I made hummus and I made babaganoush. As the food processor was doing its thing, the frankenword babagahummus popped into my head and I decided to see what would happen if I combined the two dips.
BabagaHummus
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 60
- Total Time: 70
Description
A delicious hybrid of two classic dips: babaganoush and hummus!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 medium-sized eggplant
- 1 15-ounce can garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 1 Tbsp. tahini
- juice of 1 lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1/2 Tbsp. cumin
- 1/4 tsp. ground coriander
- 1/4 tsp. smoked paprika
- pinch salt, optional
- Preheat the oven to 400F. Line a small baking sheet with foil. Using a fork or knife, prick holes all over the eggplant. Roast the eggplant for 45-60 minutes or until the skin has browned and the eggplant is very soft. Allow to cool.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add the chickpeas and pulse a few times to break down.
- Remove the skin from the eggplant and add it along with the rest of the ingredients and process until very smooth.
- Serve with chips, pita bread, and/or fresh veggies.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400-degrees. Line a small baking sheet with foil. Using a fork or knife, prick holes all over the eggplant. Roast the eggplant for 45-60 minutes or until the skin has browned and the eggplant is very soft. Allow to cool.
- In the bowl of a food processor, add the chickpeas and pulse a few times to break down.
- Remove the skin from the eggplant and add it along with the rest of the ingredients and process until very smooth.
- Serve with chips, pita bread, and/or fresh veggies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 10
- Calories: 110
- Sugar: 4
- Sodium: 124
- Fat: 2
- Saturated Fat: 0
- Unsaturated Fat: 1
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 21
- Protein: 5
- Cholesterol: 0
Haha I have never heard of babaga Annie!! This sounds delicious though. I saw Giada make an eggplant hummus one time and have been dying to try that combo…yours sounds just perfect. My hubby loves eggplant but hates chickpeas, but I bet he’d like this combo 🙂
Sneak those chickpeas in there ;-)!
In another life, I married into a Syrian family and learned to love all things Arab…well, except for Lamb and terrorism and stuff….but baba ganoush was a regular at lunch, dinner, anytime. This combination is just genius and what a nutrition packed snack, right?
Haha! Yes, we can keep the good things. Don’t forget all kinds of yummy olives!
I adore both baba ganoush & hummus, and so I’m positive I’d be crazy about them together! It’s like when I eat the guacamole hummus from Trader Joe’s, how could I not enjoy it? Two great things that go great together! 🙂
In other news, I love that awesome bowl!
Isn’t that the coolest? It’s a mortar Kel brought back from Indonesia. Love it.
Loving the bowl too! 🙂
I cannot stop grinning at this! Genius.
I mean, in a way it’s a no-brainer!
True, when you think about it, it kinda had to happen!
2 of my favourite dips combined! Love it 🙂
Inspired! That sounds so good. I had eggplant and chickpeas yesterday but not done like this. I wish I had been eating your recipe.
We do this too! I’ll have to use your mixed-name next time when my kids are dipping it. Eggplant is seriously good food. Easy to grow in your yard (and such pretty flowers!), and I can’t believe I never knew of baba ganouj until a restaurateur told me about it (http://wp.me/p28k6D-lo). When the grill is out of business, we roast eggplant right on the open flame of the gas stove. Cheers!
I adore eggplants! We also grow them (love the little Japanese ones and the white ones, too), but we don’t have a grill – I’m sure that adds a whole different level of yummy complexity to them.
Oh yum! I love both of these dips, and I bet they’re even better combined!
They’re Best Dip Friends! Or is that Dip Best Friends??
i will double dip in this double dip!! love the name 🙂
Doubling dipping totally allowed!
This makes me smile, it’s such a fun word to try and say! Love the recipe too, will try it next week for dippage instead of plain hummus! 🙂
I have an eggplant bush going nuts right now in the front of my house. This recipe will be perfect to use them in. I love hummus and I like roasting the eggplant first. Great recipe…thanks. 🙂
A great idea to combine these 2 . Yum Yum yummmm. I love it.
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