Hummus "Foxymorons style"

Hummus is becoming quite the rage. Fresh, homemade hummus is a breeze to make. Today, this monkey will tell how to do it! I'll start with a basic recipe from the "Joy of Cooking" cook book, but you could really trick up your hummus however you want. If you have the time, use dried chickpeas and soak'em and boil'em. You probably will end up with excess that can be used in salads, pasta dishes, etc. Otherwise...



16 oz can of chickpeas (aka garbanzo beans)
1/3 c fresh lemon juice
3 T tahini
2 cloves of peeled garlic
Salt to taste
Food Processor
Paprika (optional)
Olive Oil
Parsley - finely chopped (optional)

1. Place peeled garlic into food processor and mince
2. Add chickpeas, lemon juice, tahini, and salt into food processor and puree until smooth adding 2-3T water (or cooking liquid if you boiled your own chick peas) at a time as needed to create a smooth, creamy dip.
3. Drizzle top of dip with Olive Oil
4. Sprinkle top of dip with the Parsley and a dusting of the Paprika
5. Eat with pita bread or crackers or vegetables or on a sandwich

As always, I encourage the use of fresh ingredients (garlic, lemon juice, chickpeas, parsley, etc.)

The above picture is a Hatch chile pepper (mild) Hummus. I added about 1/4 c of chopped peppers in step number 1. A Sweet potato or Roasted Red Pepper hummus version is always good. Try the basic recipe above and then be creative.

There you go, this really is a monkey friendly recipe that will easily impress!