Hummus

Not necessarily a dish we expected to find "Around My French Table",
 but are we glad we did !


Per Nana ~

Hummus, either you like it or you hate it.

I liked it and Hubby hated it.   Actually, I think  the word "sawdust"

 was mentioned  in his description. Nothing to worry about though 

since I only prepared half  the recipe.

When I opened the container of tahini and stirred it,  it reminded me

 of Trader Joe's peanut butter.  (Not the recalled kind)

My thoughts were to possibly use it as a spread, but when I tasted 

it I changed my mind. The taste was pretty gross and I had my
doubts about putting it in the hummus, however, it all worked out well.

The ingredients blended well, and turned into a really smooth hummus.  

I would like to try this again and add some red peppers to it, or  other flavors.

Per Tricia ~

My kids are big fans of hummus so it was fun to make it from "scratch". 

 I had to chuckle because my husband kept saying "this all came from 

one can" - he couldn't believe a single can of chickpeas could yield

 such results.  Nana, ahead of the game as usual, hooked me up with the

 tahini - making this all the more of a cinch to prepare.  I admittedly

went a bit heavy handed on the garlic this time and ended up adding 

about twice as much reserved chickpea liquid as Dorie suggested - but 

that is a matter of taste regarding consistency.  Like Nana- we all

 liked it and many suggestions were given regarding how the taste 

testers wanted me to tweak it next time.  Not many folks consider "trying 

to make it taste like Costco's" to be a compliment....but it is in this house :)

Since the dish was so easy I had more than enough time to play

 catch up on that eggplant tartine I missed. I had fun trying a 

"graffiti eggplant"  along with the standard version.  

After combining all the ingredients I honestly did not expect to care 

for this one - but I did. It was a lovely combo with a great texture.  

A lot going on and it all worked. 

 My guys enjoyed it as well and said while a little messy to get 

onto a fork - it was more than worth the effort.  

Of course they didn't cut up all those veggies.........