Sqwertz > wrote:

>On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:06:10 -0800, Serene Vannoy wrote:

>> On 01/15/2011 04:31 PM, Sqwertz wrote:

>>> Instead I use 1/3rd cup of olive oil and 1/3-1/2 cup tahini. Why not
>>> add more of the better ingredients and make it taste better?

>> To some of us, the chickpeas and lemon juice are some of the better
>> ingredients. To each her own.

>Uh, OK. I guess it's a gender thing.

For me there's no reason to put a lot of olive oil in hummus,
since it's normal to put olive oil (and a sprinkle of paprika
or maybe sumac, and a few olives) on top of it when serving it.

And if tahini dominates... that's not right either. Just IMO.


S.