Do you have a super-simple hummus recipe?!
Answers: I have all the necessities like chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and garlic. But I'm just not sure what amount of each to use. If you have a more involved recipe that's great too...I love to see what people make.
3/4 cup tahini
1/2 cup olive oil
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
4 cups chickpeas
Dash of salt
Blend well, adding oil in slow. If your blender isn't awesome, you can sieve it to make it smoother.
I flavour it in many ways.
- Add 1 roasted red pepper (easy to make by popping a pepper under the broiler for 5 or 10 minutes, then peeling off the black skin, seeds, and stem)
- Add 2 tsp pureed garlic for a mild garlic flavour
- Add 2 or 3 cloves of roasted garlic
- Add 1 tsp cumin
- Add the zest of 1 lemon and 1 tbsp finely chopped dill
How about a "Turbo Hummus" from Alton Brown:
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and liquid reserved
2 to 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
A handful fresh parsley leaves
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Pinch kosher salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Chop the garlic finely in a food processor. Add the beans and 1/2 of the reserved liquid and process finely or to desired consistency. Add the peanut butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, black pepper, and salt. Process until it forms a paste. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until it reaches the consistency of mayonnaise.
Alton's never steered me wrong -- good luck, and good eatin'!
1 1/2 cup chick peas
1 tbs tahini paste
2 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp/1clove garlic
a bit of water to make smooth paste
You can ajust to taste, i'm sure you'll work out your own quantities.