Sunday, March 11, 2007
Hummus or Houmous
This is a traditional Greek dish - can be used as a dip or a spread for sandwiches (fantastic combined with avacado and the naise below, in a sandwich). For a raw dish you can use sprouted chick peas in place of cooked ones. Ingredients: 1 can (approx. 400g)of cooked chick peas (or you can soak overnight and cook 1 cup of dried chick peas) 2 Tablespoons of olive oil 1 - 2 cloves of fresh garlic 2 Tablespoons of tahini (sesame paste) the juice of 1 lemon a little water to blend salt and pepper (optional) Place all ingredients in a food processor and blend until fairly smooth - you may need to keep adding water bit by bit until you get the consistency you want. |
