In article >,
(j*ni p.) wrote:

> I've seen a few hummus recipes in rfc and have always wanted to
> try it. Unfortunately, I'm too chicken to make something myself
> if I have no idea what it will taste like (I don't recall ever
> eating a chickpea). So today at the stupidmarket, I bought
> something called "Athenos Hummus & Pita", and gave it a try.
>
> The first thing I noticed was the smell of cumin. No problem, I
> like cumin. Then I tasted the hummus -- it was good, but it seemed
> to have a bitter and/or sour after taste that I didn't care for.
> Is that normal, or is it perhaps a product of all the various gunk
> that one finds in store bought stuff?
>
> Here's a list of the ingredients:
>
> Chickpeas, water, olive oil, tahini (sesame), garlic, lemon juice
> concentrate, salt, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 0.5%
> of spice, sorbic acid and sodium benzoate as preservatives, phosphoric
> acid, natural flavors.
>
> Comments? Thanks in advance... :-)

Sesame taste. Go for it.

{ Exported from MasterCook Mac }

Hummus To Die For

Recipe By: Rich Tester, 1996 SF Cook-in; via cyber-kitchen.com
Serving Size: 1
Preparation Time: 0:00
Categories: Appetizers/Nibblers

Amount Measure Ingredient Preparation Method
2 tablespoons minced garlic
3 cans garbanzo beans 15-1/2 oz each
1 cup tahini
juice of 3 large lemons
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
paprika to taste

Drain two cans of the beans, reserving the liquid. Place the beans in a
food processor along with the undrained can of beans, and the reamining
ingredients except for paprika. Blend until it is a smooth paste.
Adjust the consistency with the reserved liquid.

Put in a serving dish, top with paprika and extra cayenne pepper. Cover
tightly and chill before serving.

Serve with pita or other flat bread.
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Notes: Made about 2/3 recipe in June, 2001. Good stuff! Recipe from
Mimi Hiller's site.
This is the hummus I didn't bring to the Twin Cities Winter Cook-in in
2003 -- I couldn't get a small enough quantity of tahini at the co-op --
so I bought some ready-made hummus from their deli. Whatever.


Per serving: 3650 Calories; 159g Fat (38% calories from fat); 161g
Protein; 433g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 4443mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 28 Starch/Bread; 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 27 1/2 Fat
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-Barb (www.jamlady.eboard.com updated 10-16-03; check the PickleHats tab, too.)