Baba Ghanoush, Oven Method

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2001

Cooking eggplant in a scorching-hot oven produces a smoky, creamy dish.

SERVES8 (Makes 2 cups)

TIME1¾ hours, plus 45 minutes chilling

Baba Ghanoush, Oven Method

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For a baba ghanoush recipe that would fulfill its potential as a dip full of redolent, smoky eggplant flavor and brightened with garlic and lemon juice, we cooked the eggplants in a very hot oven until they were wrinkled and soft. To avoid ...

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