Garlic Hummus+ Pita Bread+ Pomegranate = best meal ever

[WindRavenX]

Garlic Hummus-- man, I could eat this straight! :9

[Lethe]

1. i used to have a hummus problem

ate it every day with carrots

:)

[crim son]

2. Homemade hummus is the best!

Do you eat the seeds of the pomegranate whole? Or do you suck off the flesh?

[WindRavenX]

3. I just nibble on the fleshy part

Spit the seed husk out, like sunflower seeds. Delicious fruit-- pity it's only availible in the winter :(

[crim son]

4. Okay, that's how I eat them too.

Just checking!

[KitchenWitch]

7. You can eat the seeds also!

[JitterbugPerfume]

17. how do you make homemade hummus?

recipe please?

[crim son]

18. This is a very good recipe. The original is from

Jane Brody's Good Food Book, but I have tweaked it over the years so it tastes the way I want it to:

1 medium onion, finely chopped
3 cloves minced garlic or to taste
1 T. olive oil
2 cans cooked chickpeas, drained
1/4 c +/- fresh squeezed lemon juice
1 T. soy sauce
1/2 c. tahini (sesame seed paste)

Sautee onions and garlic in olive oil until soft. If you like a powerful garlic flavor, you can leave one clove raw and add it to the mix before puree-ing it. Next, put all ingredients including sauteed veggies into a blender or food processor, and process until it reaches desired consistency (smooth!) If necessary, water may be added by the tablespoon to facilitate the blending.

It's GOOD! -Lisa :pals:

[JitterbugPerfume]

19. THANKS!!!

I will add it to my collection

I live here in the boondocks of northern Indiana , and we don't have access to some of that furriner stuff unless we go to the city! :blush:

[crim son]

20. You are most welcome.

Here in the thriving metropolis of Bangor, Maine, we are totally hip! Willing to share my up-to-date coolness any time! :7

[JitterbugPerfume]

21. thanks!

:loveya: I could USE some:pals:

[hippywife]

23. My recipe.

I don't measure anything I just keep adding a little of the ingredients at a time until I get the consistency and taste I'm looking for. So sorry, I can't give you any measurements. Once you get it to where you like it, you'll be able to make it as much as you want with a consistent flavor.

1 can garbanzo beans, drained
minced garlic to your own taste
tahini(I go very light on this because it can really overpower, maybe about a teaspoon)
1/2 a jar of marinated artichoke hearts, drained
olive oil
salt
cumin
fresh squeezed lemon juice

Put the garbanzos in the food processor and pulse until the kinda crumbly. Add the other ingredients and continue until it's smooth (but not runny)and tastes like you want it.

[JitterbugPerfume]

24. Thanks!

I will try both ways!

[hippywife]

25. A little tweaking

and you'll find one that suits your taste best. :hi:

[jpak]

26. My Organic Redneck Hummus recipe

1 can organic Black-eyed Peas (drained and smushed)

organic natural style peanut butter (about a tablespoon or to taste)

fresh crushed organic garlic (to taste, i.e., a lot :))

finely minced organic jalapeno peppers (to taste)

a drizzle of organic olive oil

a squeeze of organic lemon juice (to taste)

(optional - a bit of finely minced fresh organic cilantro)

tastes quite simuler to the real thang

(and great for grilled organic cheese and RN hummus sammiches too).

[hippywife]

27. LOL!

You sound like my husband. He tried making hummous with lima beans. :hi:

[jpak]

28. I wuz drunk...(and I have made it out of lima beans too!!)

:beer:

:evilgrin:

[JCMach1]

5. Hummous is a wonderful thing...

we get fresh pomegranates year-round here.

Some many in fact, that we get the most divine pomegranate juice from local cafeterias...

on a negative note, I have NEVER had hummous in the States that comes close to the stuff here (even homemade from good cooks).

If you want to sample some of the best in the World, come visit Dubai some time and I will give you the tour! With some lovely tandoori saffron chicken and a lovely pomegranate juice to wash it down.

[cwydro]

13. just bought a pomegranate

tell me how to cut it....eat it...?:shrug:

[Lumily]

15. Cut it in half.

Then hold each half over a bowl, while you beat the back of them with a big spoon (I use a metal gravy laddle). The seeds will fall out and into the bowl.

I just learned that trick. Works like a charm.

[crim son]

22. I've never heard of that, and I will do it with my next

pomegranate. Thanks for the info! :hi:

[JCMach1]

29. Pomegranates are also great in fruit salads...

Especially the traditional fruit chaat they make here with the spicy black salt and masala...

YUM

[KitchenWitch]

6. I am loving falafel and tzatziki sauce!

:9

[judaspriestess]

8. I have a pomegranate tree in my backyard

I grew up eating them my whole life back in Texas. I eat the whole thing with salt. Tasty

I also love Hummus

[Radio_Lady]

10. Are you familiar with the California artist Yuroz?

He puts pomegranates in many of his pictures.

Here is one:

[lildreamer316]

9. I eat hummus with olives and wine, on a nice peice of toasted bagle chip.

YUM!!!

[Radio_Lady]

11. Somebody's making me hungry....

A Mediterranean restaurant just opened about 1/2 miles away -- it's called the Oasis.

I was there twice on Friday, for lunch and then dinner with hubby.

We had lentil soup, hummus, pita bread, babaganoush, tabbouleh (forgive the spelling), and falafel.

It's gonna be a favorite restaurant, you guys.

Interested Oregonians, please note: It's in the Murray Scholls Town Center, SW Scholls Ferry Road and Murray Boulevard. Open 11 AM to 2 PM, 5 PM to 9 PM. Closed Sundays.

[Ellen Forradalom]

12. When you move to Utah

Serve it to your Mormon neighbors and tell us how it goes over.

[mduffy31]

14. No Dill hummus

Much better

[AtomicKitten]

16. my son eats garlic hummus and saurkraut sandwiches

and then must remain upwind from me at all times ....

[ThomCat]

30. Roasted Red Pepper or Dill hummus!

I could eat this stuff every day!

Yum.

[Generic Brad]

31. Does hummus expand?

The reason I ask is this: Last year I made some hummus and my family decided they did not enjoy it. That left me with a family sized portion of hummus to eat all by my lonesome. I ate some hummus every night for dinner that week. By Friday I was finally burned out on it and was surprised to see that there appeared to be more in the bowl than there was when I first made it. I'm still hummussed out.