Credit: The Groovy Food Company
Strong Women
Antioxident-rich baba ganoush recipe for protecting your brain cells and gut health
4 years ago
There’s nothing like dipping some hot flatbread into a pile of zingy baba ganoush. This recipe from The Groovy Food Company is full of gut-loving fibre, as well as vitamins B1 and B6.
There’s nothing like a stack of warm pitta bread and freshly blitzed dip for an afternoon snack. Hummus is great, guac is delicious but baba ganoush is in a league of its own.
The aubergine is an incredible vegetable. Not only is it a rich source of dietary fibre (important for maintaining good gut health), but it’s also packed with vitamins B1 and B6 as well as potassium, copper, magnesium and manganese.
As with so many plants (like potatoes), the skin is arguably the most nutritious bit of an aubergine. Rich in nasunin, a potent antioxidant that gives the skin its purple colour, it’s been found to protect the fats in the brain cell membranes – helping to protect the organ from damage.
To get the most of your baba ganoush, you want to look for plump aubergines that are vivid in colour and as unbruised as possible.
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