I occasionally come across recipes that are so gosh darn delicious that I feel I should spread the love and let the one or two of you who have the glorious luck of knowing that this blog exists, share in the good times.
So, recipe number one is for that all-time staple, hummus.
Ingredients:
* 1 can of chickpeas, drained (save the liquid)
* 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon tahini
* 1/2 cup plain yogurt
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional)
In a blender or a food processor combine the chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend well. Add salt and cumin and blend until really smooth and creamy. Blend it for at least a minute longer than you think you normally would, it makes it really light and yummy. If it's a bit thick and isn't blending properly, add some of the liquid from the chickpeas until it gets to a consistency you like.
Now, being a good researcher I couldn't plagiarise this without telling you my source. It's basically the recipe from this website with some extremely minor alterations on my part! I've also wondered about whether it's more or less carbon efficient to buy tinned chickpeas, or boil dried ones on the stove. I've found some debates about it, but no definitive answers as yet. Dried are way cheaper, but then the cost of the electricity to boil them? And the time? Maybe in September and October when I'm unemployed I'll test it out the other way...
Anyway, the most important thing is that it tastes good, so enjoy!!
So, recipe number one is for that all-time staple, hummus.
Ingredients:
* 1 can of chickpeas, drained (save the liquid)
* 1-2 cloves garlic, crushed
* 1 tablespoon lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon tahini
* 1/2 cup plain yogurt
* 1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
* 1/2 teaspoon cumin (optional)
In a blender or a food processor combine the chickpeas, tahini, yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend well. Add salt and cumin and blend until really smooth and creamy. Blend it for at least a minute longer than you think you normally would, it makes it really light and yummy. If it's a bit thick and isn't blending properly, add some of the liquid from the chickpeas until it gets to a consistency you like.
Now, being a good researcher I couldn't plagiarise this without telling you my source. It's basically the recipe from this website with some extremely minor alterations on my part! I've also wondered about whether it's more or less carbon efficient to buy tinned chickpeas, or boil dried ones on the stove. I've found some debates about it, but no definitive answers as yet. Dried are way cheaper, but then the cost of the electricity to boil them? And the time? Maybe in September and October when I'm unemployed I'll test it out the other way...
Anyway, the most important thing is that it tastes good, so enjoy!!
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