Zucchini Baba Ganoush
This smoky vegan zucchini baba ganoush is a fun and flavourful dip, perfect as a snack or as party food. Vegan, gluten-free and low histamine recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 88kcal
Equipment
- Food processor
- Baking tray
Ingredients
- 2 large zucchini
- 2 tablespoon tahini
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon apple juice (lemon juice if not low histamine)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- pinch salt
- pinch black pepper optional
For garnish
- pumpkin seeds
- 1 tablespoon parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 200C / 390F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- Top and tail the zucchini, and slice lengthways. Place on the baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and roast for 30 minutes or until the centre is soft. Set aside to cool.
- Scoop the soft centre out of the roasted zucchini with a spoon. Place the zucchini in a sieve over a bowl and allow the excess liquid to drain through. Press down with a fork, if required, to remove more liquid.
- Add the zucchini to a blender with the other ingredients. Blend to a thick dip.
- Spoon into your serving bowl, top with pumpkin seeds and fresh parsley and serve with crudites, crackers or breads.
Notes
- Scoop out the centres of the zucchini and don't include the skins in the dip.
- Make sure the centres of the zucchini are soft and fork tender. If not, cook for a few more minutes.
- Straining the zucchini is important as you want to remove excess liquid to form a thick and creamy dip. It will be too watery if you don't strain it.
- Not a fan of spice? You can enjoy this dip without it!
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
- garlic, which scores 1.
- tahini (sesame seeds), which scores 1. Note that this is a potential allergen so only use if you know you tolerate well.
- black pepper, which scores 2.
Nutrition
Calories: 88kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 18mg | Potassium: 495mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 743IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 43mg | Iron: 1mg