Simple Comfort Food

recipes that are simple and delicious.

Recent Goods

Categories

About

Hummus

Appetizers, Sides, Snack, Vegetables November 20th, 2007

There is something that is so incredibly delicious that every time I make it, I make sure to not only put in enough garlic to rock the house, but also to get some really good pita bread from an Lebanese store in Milwaukee. I typically make this dish about a six or so times a year, or whenever I am craving it. Once again, it is so easy to make it is almost ridiculous. This dish is really considered a dip to me, however you can use it as a spread on sandwiches, as a side with chicken kabobs, or simply eat it like ice cream. Just kidding on the ice cream thing, however I have been known to take a spoonful or so on occasion.

Hummus Recipe

Ingredients:

HummusOk, six ingredients, huge flavor, what could possibly be better than that?

If you are using raw garbanzo beans, soak them overnight in a pot of water. If you are using canned, simply drain them and rinse. I have used both methods, and the canned are just fine, so I am going to go with that. Once you drain and rinse the beans, place them in a pot, and bring to a boil and cook for a few minutes. Drain, however reserve about 1/4 cup of the water, then let cool.

During the boiling period, chop garlic. Amount? As much as you like. I love garlic, so I used ten cloves of garlic. This rocked, but I stunk like garlic for a couple of days. If you cannot handle waking up tasting like garlic, then trim it down a bit, maybe to two or three cloves.

HummusRoll out the lemon as this will get the juices rolling from the pulp, and cutting into it will excrete much more juice. Once the beans are cooled, place them in a food processor with the garlic, the tahini paste, lemon juice, and salt. Begin to puree the mixture, adding the water along the way. This will become smooth during the puree process. When all is mixed and smooth (a couple of minutes), scrape and transfer to a serving dish. I sprinkle a bit of paprika on mine, then add the olive oil onto the top.

Serve with warm pita bread, pita chips, cucumber, carrots, or whatever you darn well please.

Leave a Reply or Submit a Review


− 8 = zero