We love hummus and have always wanted to try and make it. This summer we went to Neomande in Raleigh, North Carolina. It is a Mediterranean deli and grocery. You can find Neomande’s famous original hummus recipe here. I modified it a little by using canned beans instead of dry. I also added a little more olive oil.
The Ingredients: 3 cans garbanzo beans, 2 cloves garlic, three lemons, 1 c. tahini, 1/3 c. olive oil, cilantro
Chop two cloves of garlic in a food processor.
Add the garbanzo beans and pulse.
You may need to add 3-5 T. of water to help the food processor mix everything smoothly.
Add the juice of 3 freshly squeezed lemons. Approximately 1c. 
Add 1c. of tahini.
Add 1/3 c. of olive oil.
We like to eat hummus drizzled with a little olive oil
and with some freshly chopped cilantro on top. 
Serve with carrots, pretzel chips, warm pita bread or crackers.
Cooking Confession #1.
I forgot to add the second garlic clove. I had to cut the recipe in half and make it twice because my food processor wasn’t big enough to hold the whole recipe. The second time around I forgot the garlic. It needed the second clove. Note to self…start looking for a larger food processor or just put them both in the first batch.
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I see a Megasimple taste test party at your house in the near future with some of your followers! Nice action shot with the cilantro! You must have a pretty good photographer, or a tripod and great timing! HAHA!
ReplyDeleteWOW! It's not even 10am and I am CRAVING hummus! I will wait for the taste testing...
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you ever used that tahini you bought at Neomonde's. I am going to have to try the recipe. ps...If you get a new food processor, I'd love to buy your old one. That thing works great!
ReplyDeleteLike your blog Meg. We love hummus too. I had been given the recipe a long time ago and still haven't made it. The also sell the hahini at Super Valu.
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