Baba Ghanoush From Reynolds Wrap Food

BABA GHANOUSH FROM REYNOLDS WRAP®

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Place a 1 1/2 to 2 feet long sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil on a table and place the eggplant and garlic cloves in the center. Drizzle with olive oil and fold up the ends and the outside of the foil to create a foil packet.
• Put the foil packet on a cookie sheet and bake in the oven for 35 minutes.
• Transfer the cooked eggplant and garlic cloves to a food processor and add in the cumin, cayenne pepper, lemon juice, tahini and salt and pepper and pulse 7 to 8 times until slightly chunky.
• Optional Serving: Serve alongside warm pita bread.

TRADITIONAL BABA GHANOUSH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Arrange oven racks so you have one low and one high in the oven.
• Cut a shallow slit along the side of the eggplant and place into a baking dish.
• Roast in preheated oven on the lower rack until the eggplant is completely shrunken and soft, about 40 minutes. Move dish to higher rack and continue baking until the skin is charred, about 5 minutes more. Let eggplant cool until cool enough to handle.
• Peel and discard skin from eggplant. Put eggplant into a bowl; add tahini, garlic, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, and salt. Stir until ingredients are evenly mixed. Drizzle olive oil over the baba ghanoush and garnish with parsley.

SPICY GRILLED SHRIMP FROM REYNOLDS WRAP®

Steps:

• Combine lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, seafood seasoning, lemon pepper, basil and garlic. Gradually add oil, stirring mixture until thickened. Reserve half of marinade for basting. Add shrimp to remaining marinade stir to coat evenly. Cover shrimp and refrigerate 30 minutes. Drain shrimp discard marinade.
• Heat grill to medium-high (400 degrees to 450 degrees F). Cut slits in a sheet of Reynolds Wrap® Nonstick Aluminum Foil. Place on grill rack with nonstick side toward food. Arrange shrimp on top.
• Grill uncovered 4 to 6 minutes, turning and basting once with reserved marinade, until shrimp are firm and pink.
• Remove shrimp from aluminum foil sheet allow remaining juices to cool before handling foil.

BABA GHANOUSH

Steps:

• Prick the skin of the eggplant and roast it at 400 degrees for 1 hour, or until the eggplant collapses.
• Scoop the flesh out (everything but the skin), and add it to the food processor.
• Add the other ingredients, and pulse until smooth.
• Serve in a pita, or as a dip.
• Note: this can be made without the garbanzos, but I like the flavor and texture they add.
• You can use roasted garlic for a smoother taste - just wrap a head of garlic in aluminum foil and put it in with the eggplant!