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Remember the juicer from here? It's finally getting some use.
A few months ago, I tried making hummus for the first time. You never heard about it here, because it was a disaster. With the consistency of wet concrete (I'm guessing) and nothing going on, flavor-wise, it was a disappointing experiment. A surprising one, too, because I'd followed a recipe from one of my most trustworthy cookbooks. Shrug. Maybe it was the stars.
Striking out anew, I chose a different recipe for my hummus adventure. And this one worked.
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Anyway. The recipe.
Hummus adapted slightly from 200 Best Vegetarian Recipes, by Martha Kates Shulman
2 cups cooked chickpeas (canned is fine)
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2-3 tbsp sesame tahini
2 tbsp olive oil
4 tbsp leftover liquid from the beans, or plain yogurt, or sour cream
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt, more to taste
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley (optional)
1 food processor (not optional, though I suppose you could use a blender)
Put everything except the chickpeas and the parsley in your food processor, and blend until the garlic has gone from chunky to obliterated. Add the beans, and process until hummus-like in texture. Add the parsley, and pulse until evenly distributed.
Enjoy!
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13 comments:
Congrats! It's hard to make hummus that doesn't suck!
Mmmmm, that looks delicious! I love your pretty photos, too.
Thanks gals! I rushed home from work a tad early just so there'd be a little daylight left for the first one. That probably certifies me for Acute Blogitis or something...
Kristina,
Thanks for visiting my blog. I've enjoyed looking around yours. I just ordered garbanzo beans from my coop today so I can't wait to try your hummus recipe!
Thanks Angela-- glad you stopped by mine as well. Have fun with your garbanzos...
I seriously, seriously love hummus. Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to have to try it out!
I so love hummus! but I've not tried to make it myself. now maybe I will!
I had the same experience with hummus too and I gave up trying to make it... until now! Thanks for the recipe!! ;)
Nice work! I love hummus; I've only made it once but my husband doesn't like it and I ended up eating it all by myself! I suppose that's not so bad :)
Thanks for stopping by my blog! Perusing through yours and loving it so far!
Hey! Thanks for the comment on my blog :-) I actually just imported my blog to WordPress but would love if you became a follower, here's a link: http://jwmisadventures.wordpress.com/
ps love your hummus post!
Hey, thanks for commenting on my blog! I am definitely going to try your hummus recipe. Also I like your photos. :)
Noms!
Great job with your hummus! It sounds delicious :)
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