Posted: 11/6/2009 10:53:02 AM EDT
| Does anyone have any good recipes for Hummus and flat bread, I guess pita bread seems to be the most popular? I found a couple online I'm going to try (AAR will follow) but figured I'd check with ARFCOM first. |
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Does anyone have any good recipes for Hummus and flat bread, I guess pita bread seems to be the most popular? I found a couple online I'm going to try (AAR will follow) but figured I'd check with ARFCOM first. Hummus is very easy to make. It's basically Mediterranean Bean Dip. Basic Hummus is just Chick Peas (garbanzo beans), Olive Oil, Garlic, and Lemon. You can then add in whatever additional flavor you like. I prefer hot peppers, cracked pepper, or olives. |
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Hummus is really easy to make! I do mine in a food processor, but if you are able to mash up the chickpeas very well, you could probably use a blender:
1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 T olive oil 1 T tahini (sesame paste) juice from 1/2 lemon 2 cloves garlic salt to taste Drain and reserve the liquid from the chickpeas. Combine everything but the chickpeas in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add chickpeas and mix. Slowly add either reserved liquid or more olive oil until desired consistency - should be smooth. All of the seasonings are to taste, so experiment until it's to your liking. You can play around and add jalapenos, roasted red pepper, etc. This serves well with pita bread, but also with raw veggies like baby carrots and even tortilla chips. |
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Quoted: Thanks for the quick replies. I know it's pretty easy to make, all the recipes I found had little differences so I figured I'd check if ARFCOM had a tried and true recipe. Any body make their own bread to eat it with? We make hummus, and make the bread to go with it. It's good with baguettes and also with naan done on the grill. Probably good with many other breads as well.  ETA: Here's a link to a recipe for naan bread. It may be easier if you're attuned to grilling things and less attuned to baking bread. Sorry I can't offer better pictures of actually cooking some naan, but this is from the last time we did it. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/naan/detail.aspx  |
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Have made it many ways always come back to just plain stuff though.
1 can chickpeas 1 can canelli beans, I like them when making a big batch over a second can of chickpeas garlic 1-2 med to large cloves pepper salt lemon juice corriander cumin red pepper flakes. olive oil, reg or extra virgin Process garlic until finely chopped add beans and rest of ingredients process while drizzling oil to the consistancy you like. You can use Tahinni also but it is messy to get off a spoon, can be hard to find and is expensive. I do buy dry chickpeas cheaply compared to canned. I have found soaking them over night, bring to a boil for 20 min and let set for a couple hours and then reboil seems to be the best. I have added black olives, roasted peppers, sun dried tomatoes and artichoke hearts to a base and adjusted spices from there. It is always better the second day after the flavors meld. Any good wheat pita reicpe will work and a griddle works great to cook them on. |
| Just a note on tahini - it is pricey, but in the fridge it will last absolutely forever. It's like peanut butter that way. So if you like the bitterness that it adds, splurge a little and you can hang on to it for a couple of years through several batches of hummus. |
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Hummus is really easy to make! I do mine in a food processor, but if you are able to mash up the chickpeas very well, you could probably use a blender: 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 T olive oil 1 T tahini (sesame paste) juice from 1/2 lemon 2 cloves garlic salt to taste Drain and reserve the liquid from the chickpeas. Combine everything but the chickpeas in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add chickpeas and mix. Slowly add either reserved liquid or more olive oil until desired consistency - should be smooth. All of the seasonings are to taste, so experiment until it's to your liking. You can play around and add jalapenos, roasted red pepper, etc. This serves well with pita bread, but also with raw veggies like baby carrots and even tortilla chips. I think this is a great start and you can customize it from there. The beauty of this is there is really no wrong way to make it it's just your taste and the best part is you eat all the experiments. |
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Here's a link to a recipe for naan bread. It may be easier if you're attuned to grilling things and less attuned to baking bread. Sorry I can't offer better pictures of actually cooking some naan, but this is from the last time we did it. http://allrecipes.com/recipe/naan/detail.aspx Thanks! I'm giving that a try soon. |
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Quoted: Hummus is really easy to make! I do mine in a food processor, but if you are able to mash up the chickpeas very well, you could probably use a blender: 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 T olive oil 1 T tahini (sesame paste) juice from 1/2 lemon 2 cloves garlic salt to taste Drain and reserve the liquid from the chickpeas. Combine everything but the chickpeas in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add chickpeas and mix. Slowly add either reserved liquid or more olive oil until desired consistency - should be smooth. All of the seasonings are to taste, so experiment until it's to your liking. You can play around and add jalapenos, roasted red pepper, etc. This serves well with pita bread, but also with raw veggies like baby carrots and even tortilla chips. This is a start, but I prefer to use more tahini. I like equal portions of tahini and garbanzo beans. I use garlic powder. Humus is one of the few times where fresh garlic is not needed. I add at least 1 tsp cayanne pepper and black pepper. On secret about lemon juice and tahini is that lemon juice causes tahini to thicken. So, just add a little more lemon if you want it thicker. You can also thin with water if necessary (after all the garbanzo juice is used up). As for bread, I prefer Indian Naan. Here are a few youtube videos: 
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Hummus is really easy to make! I do mine in a food processor, but if you are able to mash up the chickpeas very well, you could probably use a blender: 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 T olive oil 1 T tahini (sesame paste) juice from 1/2 lemon 2 cloves garlic salt to taste Drain and reserve the liquid from the chickpeas. Combine everything but the chickpeas in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add chickpeas and mix. Slowly add either reserved liquid or more olive oil until desired consistency - should be smooth. All of the seasonings are to taste, so experiment until it's to your liking. You can play around and add jalapenos, roasted red pepper, etc. This serves well with pita bread, but also with raw veggies like baby carrots and even tortilla chips. This is the one that I started with, but I ended up adding more tahini and some crushed red pepper. Tomorrow I'm making some naan and tomorrow night I'll let you guys know how they both came out. |
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Quoted: Quoted: Hummus is really easy to make! I do mine in a food processor, but if you are able to mash up the chickpeas very well, you could probably use a blender: 1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans) 2 T olive oil 1 T tahini (sesame paste) juice from 1/2 lemon 2 cloves garlic salt to taste Drain and reserve the liquid from the chickpeas. Combine everything but the chickpeas in a food processor and mix until smooth. Add chickpeas and mix. Slowly add either reserved liquid or more olive oil until desired consistency - should be smooth. All of the seasonings are to taste, so experiment until it's to your liking. You can play around and add jalapenos, roasted red pepper, etc. This serves well with pita bread, but also with raw veggies like baby carrots and even tortilla chips. This is the one that I started with, but I ended up adding more tahini and some crushed red pepper. Tomorrow I'm making some naan and tomorrow night I'll let you guys know how they both came out. So, how did the Naan turn out? |
The hummus was pretty good, now I just need to figure out through trial and error what I need to add to it to make it more to my tastes. But the naan surprised me, it was very good and it could have been better, I had some trouble with my grille. Here's a quick picture:
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