Palestinian-style Hummus! Yay!
I've been meaning to do this since the beginning of Ramadan and keep flaking, and so here is your first ever One Female Canuck recipe! I'm terribly excited as cooking relaxes me and so this virtual edge provides me a second avenue to enjoy the kitchen...
I've chosen a very simple recipe to start, a 'dish' with which you're all quite familiar: Hummus! Yay! (Not just 'Hummus' but rather 'Hummus! YaY!')
In order for you to enjoy this, I'm going to recommend you start off by making a very small amount (a bowl-full) and then tweaking it to suit your taste. Some of you will find that you like it with more lemon, less garlic, more salt, whatever...the choice is yours, consider the following as some guidelines and have fun playing!
Ingredients for Hummus! Yay!
1/2 cup fresh chick-peas
1 fresh lemon
3 tablespoons tahini
1 tooth of garlic
salt
& for garnish: parsley, cumin & olive oil
THAT'S IT! (Bet you're surprised.)
Means to Hummus! Yay!
Smush the chick-peas until they're super smooth! Consider using a purée-ing machine, whatever that may be.
Squeeze into the smushed and super smooth chick-pea thing the lemon & eagle-eye that no seeds fall in!
Then the garlic!
Finally the tahini!
Salt to your liking! YAY!
Really: Make certain that all items are totally mushed together and the mixture as smooth as possible!
Spoon it into a nice little bowl and flatten the top!
Garnish it with olive oil (I made a little hole in the middle, below the parsley, and filled it with olive oil), cumin and parsley!
OR
In a little bit of butter, fry up some pine nuts and pour them over the Hummus! Yay! if you're looking for a really traditional way to eat this treat. If you opt for this means to Hummus! Yay!, then don't add the olive oil as a garnish (only the cumin and the parsley, please).
Serve with much pita bread, a winning smile and a very big heart!
Hummus! Yay!
(Tell me how it tastes, please.)
I've chosen a very simple recipe to start, a 'dish' with which you're all quite familiar: Hummus! Yay! (Not just 'Hummus' but rather 'Hummus! YaY!')
In order for you to enjoy this, I'm going to recommend you start off by making a very small amount (a bowl-full) and then tweaking it to suit your taste. Some of you will find that you like it with more lemon, less garlic, more salt, whatever...the choice is yours, consider the following as some guidelines and have fun playing!
Ingredients for Hummus! Yay!
1/2 cup fresh chick-peas
1 fresh lemon
3 tablespoons tahini
1 tooth of garlic
salt
& for garnish: parsley, cumin & olive oil
THAT'S IT! (Bet you're surprised.)
Means to Hummus! Yay!
Smush the chick-peas until they're super smooth! Consider using a purée-ing machine, whatever that may be.
Squeeze into the smushed and super smooth chick-pea thing the lemon & eagle-eye that no seeds fall in!
Then the garlic!
Finally the tahini!
Salt to your liking! YAY!
Really: Make certain that all items are totally mushed together and the mixture as smooth as possible!
Spoon it into a nice little bowl and flatten the top!
Garnish it with olive oil (I made a little hole in the middle, below the parsley, and filled it with olive oil), cumin and parsley!
OR
In a little bit of butter, fry up some pine nuts and pour them over the Hummus! Yay! if you're looking for a really traditional way to eat this treat. If you opt for this means to Hummus! Yay!, then don't add the olive oil as a garnish (only the cumin and the parsley, please).
Serve with much pita bread, a winning smile and a very big heart!
Hummus! Yay!
(Tell me how it tastes, please.)
Labels: Trying to Cook
posted by just a girl at 5:17 PM
10 Comments:
There is such a thing as fresh chick peas? WoW!! Proof that it is never too late to learn something new.. I guess I spent my life thinking Humus grows on trees in cans :-)
...I thought the same thing about peanuts until very recently :)
aww, darn it! My tummy is already rumbling and now it's gonna tumble. Boo hoo
Oh. That looks soo good and sounds so yummy.
OHMYSTARS&GARTERS, this is the exact recipe I use for hummus. :)
& it is so good, smooth, fresh!
XO
Espy
Sumaira! A comment!! I'm so excited that you've come out and made yourself known :)
Alexandra, it really *is* as yummy as it looks, most especially if you add the pine nuts. It's a little heavier, but so tasty, it's unbelievable. They just need to be browned until golden...
Espy, your Garters?? My oh my...
As for your recipe, I should've known; likely you're half Palestinian already :o)
xox
m
Thanks for the recipe. Although I'm partial to Hummus! CoSTCO!, which allows me to bypass the whole smushing thing, may I suggest an alternative garnish that's rarely used around these parts: Sumac. In addition to its unique taste, its color (red) makes for a nice contrast. For those keeping track, let's call this version Hummus! YiPPEE! :)
International cooking is a passion and weakness. Aside from that, I'm increasingly vegetarian, but let's face it--HUMMUS!YIPPEE is GOOD. Perfect *anytime* and so satisfying. Love the garlic creaminess.
Espy (you should be lauded for sharing the recipe, Maha!) xoxoxox
Holy SHIT I made this with the pine nuts and I think I could've eaten it with a spoon it was that delicious!!!!!!
To make things even fattier, I added extra butter to the pine nuts. YAY is right!
I'm so excited about this new feature on your blog, Maha!!!!!!
hugs
Maria
I finally made this yesterday and it was such a great new taste with the pine nuts!! Thanks so much for this recipe, Maha - I'm looking forward to more of the same :)
Colleen
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