Curly Sue wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 14:17:37 GMT,
> (AlleyGator) wrote:
>
> >I guess being sick has made me crave something I haven't had for
> >awhile. To tell you the truth, I don't know where we got this, and
> >maybe it's not even Hummus, but it's pretty good. We like it with
> >large black and green olives, sweet (vidalia or Wall Walla) onion
> >leaves, whole-wheat pita bread ripped up. My wif'es favorite is
cuke
> >slices - none for me, thanks. Sometimes some carrots or celery.
The
> >tahini is available at a local health food store, and seems to have
> >dropped considerably in price over the last few years.
> >2 15-1/2 oz cans garbanzo beans, drain ONE can
> >1/4 cup olive oil
> >1 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
> >1/4 cup peeled and coarsly chopped yellow onion
> >2 cloves garlic, rough chop
> >Cayenne pepper to taste (we like a lot)
> >1/4 cup tahini
> >salt to taste (easy on the salt - after it mixes, a little goes a
long
> >way)
> >Sometimes I add a grind of black pepper
> >Throw it all in a food processor, pulse at first, then let 'er rip.
> >It takes longer than you think to get it smooth - I like it a little
> >more chunky myself. Good stuff.
>
> I've been using a lot of ceci lately; I buy the dried ones, cook them
> and eat them as a snack at work, plain.
>
> Every so often, like last week, I made hummus. I made too much, I'll
> be eating it for a couple of weeks! I limit myself to a few tbsp per
> day due to the calories!
>
> My version is similar to yours except no onions and I use lemon juice
> instead of vinegar. I also add some water to thin it out.
>
> I can never get it really smooth, if it was chocolate it'd be sold as
> having "nibs." I assumed that has something to do with using dried,
> although I cook them long enough to be really soft.
>
> Sue(tm)
> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
Try using a heavy duty blender like Vita-Mix or Sumeet(available at
Indian stores and cheap compared to the Vita-Mix) to get smooth hummus.
I start with sesame seeds, grind them to a tahini, then add cooked
garbanzo beans, lemon juice, olive oil and salt+spices and the hummus
turns out really smooth using the Sumeet blender. If I don't want it
very smooth, I just use my KitchenAid food processor.
Kamala.