Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Easy Garlic Hummus


Yet another adaptation from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything

Time: About 20 minutes with pre-cooked/canned garbanzo beans (aka chickpeas)

2 Cups chickpeas (if you're cooking them instead of using canned, make sure they're well-cooked)
1/2 Cup tahini (sesame paste)
1/4 Cup olive oil (Bittman says you can also use the sesame oil from the top of the tahini, but I swear olive oil is easier) plus some to drizzle for garnish
1 clove garlic, peeled or to taste (roasted would be awesome but I still haven't tried it that way)
Salt & Fresh ground pepper to taste
Ground cumin to taste (1 Tbs. is a good starting point) plus some for sprinkling as garnish
Juice of 2 lemons or to taste (Bittman's recipe just calls for 1, but I use more)
About 1/2 Cup of water

Place everything except water in food processor.
Process.
Add water as needed for the smoothness desired.

Taste and add more garlic, salt, cumin, etc as needed (maybe lemon, but with 2 you should be covered!)

Serve with vegetables, crackers or pita bread.

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