Homemade Hummus

i put gorgonzola (chick peas), garlic, lemon juice, cumin, toasted crushed up seseame seeds, and just a little bit of evoo. reserve the bean juice and try to use some of it to add moisture to the hummus, that will cut down on the amount of evoo you use. i heard tahini paste is good in hummus, no where near me sells tahini paste and i'm not sure of the nutritional info for it. i use the toasted crushed up seseame seeds in place of the tahini paste. it's really good! i love to dip raw veggies in it!

I picked up some Gorgonzola beans at Kroger for super cheap and would like to make some hummus. I was just thinking prepare the beans as directed, toss some in the food processor with loads of garlic, little olive oil... and what else do I need to do?

Thanks!

"Traditional" hummus is garbanzo beans, garlic, lemon juice, tahini and S&P. But, just play around with it until you like the taste/consistency. I like it with some jalapenos and cumin.

did you buy garbanzo beans or gorgonzola cheese?

Hummus Recipe

Ingredients

* 4 garlic cloves, minced and then mashed
* 2 15-oz cans of garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and rinsed Or dried beans that have been soaked
* 2/3 cup of tahini
* 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/4 cup olive oil
* 1/2 teaspoon of salt
* Pine nuts (toasted) and parsley (chopped) for garnish

Method

1 In a food processor, combine the mashed garlic, garbanzo beans, tahini, lemon juice, 1/2 cup water, and olive oil. Process until smooth. Add salt, starting at a half a teaspoon, to taste.

2 Spoon into serving dish and sprinkle with toasted pine nuts and chopped parsley.

Serve with crackers, raw dip vegetables such as carrots or celery, or with pita bread. You can cut the pita bread into thin triangles, brush with olive oil and toast for 10 minutes in a 400°F oven to make pita chips with which to serve the hummus.

Makes about 3 cups.

a couple of ways to change it up: Add-- carmelized onions, or switch out the garlic for Roasted Garlic, or add some Roasted red pepper

To roast garlic, cut off the pointy end to expose some of the garlic. Place on a square of foil, drizzle with a small amount of olive oil, maybe a teaspoon. Close up the foil. Bake at 350 for 30-40 min or until it’s soft and kind of brown.