**This post is part of a month-long series as I participate in the Salad as a Meal Challenge.
There are so many different ways to eat vegetables outside of the salad bowl–from soups to spreads. This is one of my favorite veggie-based spreads: Babaganoush. I grew up eating baba that was drowned in mayonnaise, so pretty much as soon as I could I started making my own with ingredients I like. Patricia Wells has a smooth, delicious baba recipe in Salad as a Meal that I slathered on gluten-free bread and rice cakes, and dipped carrots, cucumber, tomatoes in…you get the idea 
[The baba was also perfect because AK bought a little bit too much eggplant when he misread my recipe for baingan bharta, which could totally count as salad as a meal!]
There are some wonderful aspects to making your own baba. You can customize it however you like: Adding more lemon, garlic, tahini, or whatever flavor you like the most. You can also leave out the tahini and it’s totally Passover friendly!
What’s your favorite veggie-based spread? Leave a comment and you’ll be entered to win a copy of Salad as a Meal!
I love guacamole– and I dare say, I make a pretty good one!
So much better homemade! :))
Looks great. I like the idea of leaving out the tahini. I usually buy a big jar to make hummus and then can’t remember how long it’s been in the refrigerator when I need it again, so I throw it out and buy a new jar. And then the cycle repeats
Absolutely guacamole! The first time someone brought me some in a restaurant, I thought it was the most horrible-looking thing I’d ever seen. But I was brave, and now I’m a devotee.
The SAAM Baba and Hummus recipes are in my line up. Hope mine turns out as delicious tasting as your looks.
Oh I LOVE Babaganoush. I make mine similarly to David Lebovitz’s recipe, only I throw in a bit of smoked paprika and cumin. Now you have me craving it…yum.