Hummus Recipe
Ten years ago, people would have looked at you as if you had five heads adidas adi ease amazon prime phone when you talked about hummus. Now, it is in every grocery store across America. It is a bean paste made from the chickpea aka the garbanzo bean. Hummus is actually the Egyptian word for chickpea. Due to its high protein content, the chickpea is a main food staple in the Mediterranean and Middle East. This recipe is fairly authentic. It is simple to make yet difficult to master. I highly recommend using canned chickpeas over dried ones as it can make quite a mess. The key here is to balance the lemon and the olive oil as explained further in the recipe. Hummus can be used as a sandwich spread, eaten alone, and has many other uses. You can infuse the hummus with garlic, roasted red peppers, olives, ground pistachios, or whatever you really feel like. It is exceptionally versatile, and its limitations are only that up to our imagination. Tasting Guidelines: Taste lightly savory and a little spicy. Weight is light but can be balanced with lemon juice and olive oil. Texture of this recipe is creamy. Good for people with low to severe treatment side effects. Best categorized as classic Mediterranean.
Servings: 8 people
Cost: $5
Equipment
- can opener
- Blender
- mixing bowl
- serving dish
Ingredients
Food Ingredients:
- 1 large can chick peas aka garbanzo beans
- 1/2 c. tahini sesame paste
- olive oil as needed
Flavor Balancers:
- kosher salt to taste
- juice of 1 lemon
Aromatics:
- 2 tbsp. garlic minced
- 1 tbsp. cumin preferably roasted cumin
- fresh Italian flat leaf parsley chopped
Garnish:
- pita bread cut into wedges, or savory cracker or crusty bread
- olive oil Regular cooking olive oil is fine or extra virgin olive oil if you are feeling fancy
Instructions
- Empty chickpeas into a pot and heat until warm, then drain. If feeling old school, mash chickpeas into mixing bowl by hand. If not, use your handy-dandy food processor to reduce chickpeas into a puree or a mash. I personally like to add the cumin and garlic at this point so it has a chance to cook into the hot chickpeas, mellowing the flavor. After thoroughly mashed, mix in this order tahini, lemon juice, salt, and olive oil.
- What you are doing in this recipe is add the thickening ingredients first then adding olive oil to thin hummus to desired consistency. Check for thickness and flavor. Should taste warm and feel medium bodied at this point. If paste is very thin and watery, mix in more lemon juice because the lemon juice acts as a thickener. If paste is very thick, add more olive oil.
- At this point, you have two choices: put the paste on the stove at a low heat, cover, and allow flavors to work together. Afterward, chill and serve with a healthy portion of olive oil floated on top. Or if you are happy with it, proceed to serve as is with a healthy dose of olive oil floated on top.
- Serve with your favorite nike sabrina 2 sneaker release date crusty bread, freshly made pitas IetpShops , Air Match Jordan XIII Michael Finley Autographed Mavs PE - 106 Release Date + Where to Buy - Women's Air Jordan 1 Mid Surfaces in Lucky Green and Aquatone DZ4137, or crunchy snack.
Notes
If you are a purest and you have the time, you can use dried chickpeas that you properly prepared, taking care to remove the skins that float off. I personally don't have time so I shortcut as do most people who make hummus at home. Typically, in American grocery stores, garbanzo beans are found in the Mexican or ethnic food aisle of a major chain. This style of bean-based spread, or tapenade, can be made out of any fatty, bean like fava, cannellini, great northern, lima nike ja 1 scratch, butter beans, etc. It's fun to experiment and try different ones. Also, hummus can always be made with fun flavors like olives, roasted red peppers, and so on. I personally love to put hummus as a substitute for mayonnaise on turkey and Swiss cheese sandwiches.