Mini Grilled Flatbread with Hummus & Baba Ghanoush

Recipes by:zainab

Mini Grilled Flatbread

Recipe adapted from Kath Eats Real Food (without adding the herbs)
Makes 16 mini flatbread

2 cups unbleached flour (you can use 1 cup whole wheat flour + 1 cup unbleached flour).
3/4 cup warm water.
1/2 teaspoon salt.
1/4 teaspoon dry yeast.
1 Tablespoon olive oil.
1)place all ingredients in a bowl of mixer , knead for 10 minutes to make a soft dough.
2)Cover the dough and let rise for 90 minutes.
3)Preheat oven to 550 F.
3)Divide the dough into 16 pieces; shape each piece into a ball, allow to rest for at 20 minutes.

4)Roll them into circles (4 or 5-inch circle) on a floured board.
5)Bake on hot baking surface for 1 minute per side.

Hummus

2 cans (about 410g each)chickpeas.
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice.
1-2 clove garlic, crushed.
1/2 cup tahini.
2 Tablespoons olive oil.
salt (to taste)
enough water to smooth the hummus.

olive oil for drizzling.
Red hot pepper for garnish.

1)Place all all ingredients in a food processor.
2)Process until smooth (add water if need it).
3)Drizzle olive oil on top & sprinkle with red hot pepper .

Baba Ghanoush

500 g medium eggplants (roasted).
1/8 or 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice.
1-2 clove garlic, crushed.
8 Tablespoons tahini.
2 Tablespoons olive oil.
salt (to taste).
1/8 cup Fresh Labneh or you can use strained yogurt.
1/4 cup fresh coriander.

olive oil for drizzling.
1/4 cup fresh coriander for garnish.

1) Pierce eggplants in several places with a skewer.
2) Place whole eggplants on oven tray. Bake, uncovered in 450 F oven about an hour or until soft; cool 30 minutes.
3) Peel eggplants, chop flesh; discard skins.
4)Place all all ingredients in a food processor.
5)Process until just combined.
6)Drizzle olive oil on top & sprinkle with fresh coriander.


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Baba Ghanoush (moutabal al batnjan)

Recipe by:zainab

I got alot of requests for Baba Ghanoush (moutabal al batnjan) recipe by email ,so I finally did it I hope every one request it try it & likes it .

800 g small eggplants (roasted).
1/4 cup low fat yogurt.
1/8 cup fresh lemon juice.
1-2 clove garlic, crushed.
1/4 cup tahini.
3/4 -1 teaspoons salt.
1/2 cup fresh coriander.

1) Pierce eggplants in several places with a skewer.

2) Place whole eggplants on oven tray. Bake, uncovered in 450 F about an hour or until soft; cool 30 minutes.

3) Peel eggplants, chop flesh; discard skins.

4) Blend or process eggplants flesh with remaining ingredients until combined.

5) Sprinkle with chopped parsley or coriander and Serve with pita bread or try it with my quick flat bread.

Hummus

Recipe by:zainab

2 cans (about 3 cups)chickpeas.
1/4 cup water.
1/3 cup fresh lemon juice.
1/4 cup tahini.
3/4 teaspoons salt.
olive oil for drizzling.
paprika or red hot pepper for garnish.

Place all all ingredients in a food processor.
Process until smooth.
Top hummus topped with a little olive oil & sprinkle with paprika or red hot pepper .

Serve with pita bread ,naan bread or try it with meedo's funky flat bread.