Baba Ganoush

This was FANTASTIC!! I am not a huge fan of eggplant,
but I recently tried baba ganoush at a restaurant.
I really, really liked it so I had
to find a recipe to try at home.
This was a huge success.
Very easy recipe to make
and very, very tasty!

Ingredients:
1 1/2 pounds eggplant
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons garlic minced fresh
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
sour cream optional:substitute yogurt or sour cream
1/4 cup italian parsley chopped
1/2 cup pine nuts toasted
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Prick eggplant all over with a fork.
Bake whole until tender (about 30 minutes).
Remove from oven, halve and scoop out the flesh.
Blend in a food processor with the lemon juice until smooth.
Mash the salt and garlic together
and combine with the eggplant,
along with the tahini.
Cool and stir in the parsley and pine nuts.
Before serving, drizzle with the olive oil.
Serve as a dip with tortilla chips
or triangles of flat (pita) bread.