Hummus

[SHRED]

Just made this...Yum!

15 oz can of garbonzo beans drained/rinsed
1 cup packed raw spinach
2 tabelspoons Tahini
3 cloves garlic
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil

Salt, pepper, Spike, and cayenne to taste.

Into a food processor and grind it up.

Cut up veggies and dip away!

[magicarpet]

1. Yum yum.

[chillfactor]

2. YUK!

[irisblue]

3. Outside of insufficient garlic...what the yuck?

[SHRED]

4. True

I may add more next time.

[Warpy]

5. Insufficient tahini for my taste, also

This is spinach bean dip.

I like mine with tahini, garbanzos and garlic, little olive oil on top to keep it from drying out, sprinkle of snipped parsley, and drizzle of harissa. Yes, I admit it, I'm a fussbudget and a purist.

[luvMIdog]

6. The best thing about making hummus yourself is that you make it the way YOU like it ;)

I usually only add 2 cloves of garlic. I also add more tahini. The garlic & lemon can vary depending on how tart you like it & how garlicy you like it. I like the fact that hummus can be made so many ways with so many additions and toppings. You can google various ways of making hummus. Some people make it with spiced ground meat . Some add toasted nuts, roasted peppers, cilantro, mint.. the possibilities are endless It's just a fun food.

Today I made baba ghanouj which is made with roasted eggplant instead of garbanzos. Try it sometime . Here's a link to a recipe-

http://www.mamaslebanesekitchen.com/dips/baba-ghanouj-recipe/

I also make my own pita bread to eat with it sometimes depending on how lazy I am. Sometimes I buy it. Sometimes I use spinach leaves or veggies and just scoop it.

Here's a video showing how to make your own skillet pita bread

And the printed recipe is here & also check out this guys recipes, they are amazing-

http://foodwishes.blogspot.com/2013/04/pita-bread-whats-in-your-pocket.html

[Saviolo]

7. I love FoodWishes!

Chef John inspired my husband and I to start our own YouTube cooking channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LoveYourFood

I've never had one of his recipes come out poorly. Pretty idiot-proof, mostly, and easy to add your own flourishes and such. That pita recipe turns out so well.

[irisblue]

9. That pita bread looks wonderful! Thx for posting that.

[blaze]

13. I recently discovered this very same video for making pita bread

I've made it three times. First time, I think three or four puffed up with full pockets. Second time, not a single dang puff. Third time, every single one puffed up perfectly!!! I have no idea what I did differently. I tried to follow the recipe exactly each time... who knows.

But puff or not, these are SOOOOOO much better than what I have bought at the grocery store. I mean, it's not even a contest. I've been on a chicken gyro kick recently (which is when and how I discovered the pita bread recipe) and I think the next time I'm going to flavor the dough with some oregano and dill.

[Saviolo]

8. If you prefer a rounder roasted garlic flavour (instead of raw)

Try browning the garlic in the olive oil before they both go into the hummus.

This is what my husband does in his hummus recipe and it's really lovely. A bit of shallot and garlic browned in the olive oil gives them a nice sweet flavour and infuses the olive oil with the garlic aroma, too:

[irisblue]

10. Hmmm...gonna have to try that.

[Major Nikon]

11. I roast whole heads of garlic in the oven

Cut off the stem side to expose the tops of the gloves, pour some EVOO on top, and wrap in aluminum foil. Roast in a 350F oven for 1 hour. When it's done you can squeeze out all the cloves from the head.

The garlic gets very mild and sweet this way. I use an entire head for a batch of mashed potatoes or hummus.

[Hortensis]

12. I'm going to have to try that, Shred.

Minus the tahini. I'm tahini-traumatized after throwing away 3 different tries that turned out bitter, and with them 3 different brands of tahini. Since then I haven't even tried to make it with the "sesame jam" (I suspect the real name on the label could have been translated better) I purchased in a Chinese market. But that's also because I learned I could make a nice variation with sesame oil, which I love and always have around, and no tahini.

In any case, it sounds delicious and virtuously healthy, and best of all I have everything but tahini right here, including plenty of garlic.

[Demsrule86]

14. you can make your own using sesame seeds and olive oil...in a blender...cheaper too.

It has to be a high powered blender or use a coffee grinder.

[Hortensis]

15. Hmm. I do have a bottle of seed, also from an Asian market,

and I could try a small amount in the coffee grinder I use for spices. Thanks, Demsrule.

[Demsrule86]

16. I have done it and it is good...fresher.