… of hummus! I eat it at least once a week. There’s a little Shawarma stall in the food court near my office, and I always have a feast on 2 orders of Pita Bread and a plate of their hummus. Oh, that’s lunch heaven for me. I visited my folks last weekend and treated them and my sisters to a yummy Sunday lunch. I prepared Roasted Herb & Garlic Chicken and Hummus on the side. Mama fixed up her delicious gravy. I’ll share the chicken recipe one of these days, but today’s topic is HUMMUS!
It’s sooooo easy to make. All you need is a blender (which I don’t have at home, hence my making hummus only in my folks’ place…), 1 15 oz. can of chick peas (or garbanzo beans) — drained and rinsed, 2 garlic cloves — chopped, 1/4 cup cold water, 1 teaspoon salt, 5 tablespoons lemon juice, 1/3 cup tahini paste. Just toss everything into a blender. Put on puree, stir, blend, whatever suits your fancy. What matters is at the end it should be finely ground up until it has a smooth and “pastey” consistency.
I didn’t have tahini paste so I used olive oil instead. Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. I wanted to try sesame oil but opted to be on the safer side — one can never go wrong with olive oil! And because I like my hummus a bit tangy, I used 3 garlic cloves instead of 2.
The verdict? Yumyumyum! It was a bit too tangy so next time I’ll go back to using 2 cloves (or 2 1/2 cloves?). Too bad we didn’t have pita bread at that time.
The best thing about hummus is that it has no cholesterol, no sugars, no saturated fat and is high on protein and fibers. It is perfect for the health-conscious peeps. Try using it as a dip instead of the usual sour cream or mayonnaise.
What I learned from this whole hummus-making experience is: I NEED TO BUY A BLENDER! I want to be able to make this more often so I don’t have to buy from the food court. What an expensive moral lesson that is.
(More on hummus here and its nutritional facts here!)
Hi! I'm Toni Tiu,
and I've been blogging at
at Wifely Steps since 2003. This started as a blog to help newly weds adjust to married life. It has evolved into a home and parenting blog. I write about things close to my heart -- good eats, good reads, family, marriage, and the little things that make everyday happy.