1 can chickpeas
1 lime/lemon, or like a spoonful of lime/lemon juice
2 spoonfuls tahini
5 minced cloves of garlic (less if you don't like garlic that much, more if you want to ward off vampires)
Oh man, do I love hummus. This is a super easy recipe that you can make even if you are in the Peace Corps. The tahini is kind of a splurge (it was like $6 for that jar) but it is worth it, because it lasts a really long time and makes hummus sooo much better than just plain mashed chickpeas.
Anyway, here's what you're going to do. First, mash the chickpeas! I use a pilon (mortar & pestle) which is pretty fun. You can use a blender if you have one, or a fork.
Yeahhhh. Then, add the garlic and mash it a little bit. (Tip: crush a garlic clove with the flat edge of the knife before you peel it. It'll make the skin easier to peel off and will start crushing the garlic a little bit. Other tip: if you are in America and cook with garlic often, just buy a jar of pre-minced garlic. So much easier than dealing with chopping and garlic-scented hands all the time.)
Then, add the citrus juice and the tahini! Stir it around real good and eat it!
Yum! I like hummus on tortilla chips, carrot sticks, bread, crackers... basically anything is better with hummus on it.
Yay, hummus!
ReplyDeleteI made some hummus today, and something I do differently, thanks to the Magic Bullet, is whip up the tahini with some water until it's a cream. Then, I add the lemon and garlic and whip some more. I then gradually add the chickpeas and olive oil. Voila! I find that it makes it creamier by whipping up the tahini and water at the beginning.
I want a Magic Bullet!! That sounds yummy.
ReplyDeleteI want a fly mortar and pestle like that
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