Hummus Grammas Moms Recipes

Steps:

• Turn on the food processor fitted with the steel blade and drop the garlic down the feed tube; process until it's minced. Add the rest of the ingredients to the food processor and process until the hummus is coarsely pureed. Taste, for seasoning, and serve chilled or at room temperature.

Steps:

• Drain one can of garbanzo beans.
• Drain about 1/2 the juice from the other.
• Place in food processor, along with remaining ingredients.
• Process until smooth.
• Spread on a platter, making a small indentation in the center, and drizzle the indentation with olive oil.
• Sprinkle with parsley (fresh is best) Cut pita bread into wedges, and toast.
• Arrange pita wedges around edges of platter.

Steps:

• In a bowl, soak the dried beans in 6 cups water overnight.
• Discard water and rinse the beans in fresh water. Add beans to a stockpot with 6 more cups water. On high heat, bring water to a boil and cook, turning down the heat to medium when foam appears at the top, about 30 minutes. Cover pot and cook until beans are soft, an additional 15 minutes. Drain and cool beans overnight in the fridge.
• Add beans to a food processer with a handful of ice, the lemon juice, garlic, sesame tahini and salt. Grind in food processor until it has a pudding-type consistency. Garnish with olive oil, paprika and sumac. Can be served with pita bread or carrots.

Steps:

• Partially drain the chick peas, but leave them a little of their liquid.
• Pour everything in a food processor, and process the heck out of it using enough of the reserved liquid to allow smooth processing.
• You shouldn't be left with any particulate matter.
• Serve with pita bread.
• Crackers would probably work too.

Steps:

• Food process all and garnish with any of the above.

Steps:

• Place all ingredients in food processor and blend until smooth, adding more lemon if necessary to obtain desired consistency. The blending can take as long as 3-4 minutes Be patient it comes out better!
• I have made this a lot lately and I have come to learn that I must follow the directions EXACTLY especially with the Tahini paste.
• Refrigerate for several hours. May be made a week ahead of time.
• Serve with Pita Bread or Pita Chips or your fingers. They all taste great with it!

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Slice the top off each head of garlic. Drizzle the cut ends with 1 tablespoon olive oil and wrap in foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Remove and let sit until cool enough to handle. Turn on the broiler.
• Reserve liquid from chickpeas. Rinse and drain chickpeas; transfer to a blender.
• Add 1/2 of the reserved chickpea liquid to the blender with lemon juice and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Squeeze in roasted garlic from 2 of the heads. Blend until creamy, adding more chickpea liquid if needed.
• Split pita rounds and cut into quarters. Place on a baking sheet.
• Place under the preheated broiler until crisp, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place hummus into a bowl. Make a well in the center and squeeze roasted garlic from the remaining head into the well. Sprinkle with paprika. Serve with pitas.