Dining from the Dollar Store: Hummus

According to Dawn Lewis at Culinary Arts 360, hummus is "one of the oldest foods known, dating back to Egypt over 7,000 years ago". It is also simple to make as well as delicious and nutritious.

HUMMUS

(from Simply Recipes)

Ingredients:

2 15-ounce cans garbanzo beans

2 cloves garlic, minced  (or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder)

2/3 cups roasted tahini*

1/3 cup lemon jouice

1/4 olive oil (or olive/soybean oil as found at the Dollar Store)

1/2 cup water

1/2 teaspoon salt

Paprika

Equipment:

Measuring cups

Measuring spoons

Food processor

Colander

Empty the garbanzo beans into a colander and rinse them with cold water. Put the rinsed beans into the bowl of the food processor. 

 

Add the garlic

Tahini

Lemon juice and oil

And salt

Put the cover on the processor and mix until smooth.

Pour into a serving bowl and sprinkle with a pinch of paprika.

Serve with bread (see previous blog) or chopped vegetables like carrots, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, mushrooms, and more.


Equipment used in the recipe that can be found at the Dollar Store:

Colander [plastic]
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons


Variations:

Making the recipe with raw garlic instead of garlic powder gives the hummus a nice zing. And, if you are a fan of garlic, you may find you will need to add more than what the recipe specifies. 

If you like olive oil, try olive oil from California. It's fresher than olive oil imported from Italy and is available at grocery stores and health food stores.

Hummus is something that lends itself to variations such as sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, other spices like cumin and more.

Note:

Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds, and can be found at grocery stores and health food stores.