home made humus

Humus    .....

.....The Gourmet Geek©

(Explanation: Humus .... you pronounce it with a guttural hard g-sound true to the Mediterranean way. They eat it with Tapas, as a filling in Pita-bread with fresh vegetables, or just as a tasty and healthy dip with their food. Chic-peas are of the Legume family (beans) and can be part of the protein in your diet. The digestive fiber as part of it can be very valuable to your health.)

INGREDIENTS:

1 tin of chickpeas (... drained and you keep one cup of the liquid to add to your Humus.)
1 cup tahini ( Sesame Paste).... available at health shops
1/2 cup lemon juice (or to taste)
2 cloves garlic (or to taste) ( chopped and crushed)
1 teaspoon salt  ( I use only the Himalayan Pink Salt)
ground pepper to taste
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 Tablespoons extra virgin Olive oil
2 Tablespoons pine nuts ( Optional)- you can use pecan-nuts or almonds instead)
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley ( you can use dried parsley but the fresh parsley just taste better!)

DIRECTIONS:

1.       Add all ingredients together in a food processor or Bar-mix.  ( In the days when I did not have a food processor, I mixed all the ingredients and then crush it with my potato masher. If you want a finer texture, you can press it through a kitchen sieve.)

2.       Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator until you use it.

3.        Enjoy! :-)