June 3, 2008

Hummus

Hummus

INGREDIENTS

1/3 cup olive oil
1 can chick peas (garbonzo beans)
2 Tbsp tahini or unsweetened peanut butter
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1/4 tsp salt
Crushed garlic…lots of it
1/4 tsp cumin (optional)

DIRECTIONS

Drain the chick peas and reserve the juice.
Blend the chick peas in a blender – you may have to do this in stages to get it smooth.
Add the oil while blending (Um. Make sure you stop the blender before lifting the lid. But you knew that.)
If it is not smooth, add the reserved juice as you feel necessary.
Add the rest of the ingredients.

This keeps for quite a while, so you can make a big batch and keep it around. That is assuming you don’t eat it all in one sitting. Not that I have done that or anything.

Filed under: Side Dish

4 Responses to “Hummus”

  1. Dutch Blitz » Hummus, on June 3rd, 2008 at 12:11 pm Said:

    […] posted my hummus recipe for all of you Greek food/garlic lovers out there.  I got the recipe from a coworker years ago and […]

  2. 180/360, on June 3rd, 2008 at 1:02 pm Said:

    I LOVE Hummus. Have you ever tried using pureed roasted garlic or dried garbanzos? Supposedly dried make it full of depth and smokiness. 🙂 But canned is way faster!

    I’ve found that (purchased) hummus only lasts for 3 days once it is has been opened.

  3. Jill, on June 3rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm Said:

    I also adore hummus. Sooooo yummy. I keep thinking I should try making my own sometime, maybe I’ll use your recipe!

  4. witchypoo, on June 3rd, 2008 at 1:45 pm Said:

    Sometimes I get crazy and instead of lemon juice, I use a piquant vinegarette. And throw in a dried jalapeno. When I get baguettes, I slice them right away and freeze them so I can toast them later in the oven with garlic butter. They’re tasty for hummus conveyors 🙂

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