Hummus

[bunn]

I made some hummus on Saturday.  It is OK, but not... quite right.
50g sesame seeds, toasted (I think maybe I didn't toast them enough.  Maybe try adding pre-made tahini next time)
400g tin of  chickpeas (drained)
20ml olive oil
2 cloves garlic
juice of a lemon
about 100ml water
SHOULD have added: a pinch of salt.

and then I chopped the sesame seeds in the blender, mixed in the olive oil, added the rest and blended till it was smoothish.   The texture is maybe a little gritty - could have added more water & blended for longer.    To start with, the flavours were way off - the raw garlic and lemon juice was far too much.  Today, the flavours have blended a bit so the whole thing tastes more pleasingly hummus-y, but still is lacking something.  Maybe salt?   Or maybe try dried chickpeas instead of tinned?

I still haven't made any beer fudge, but this is definitely on my to-do list.  I originally came across the idea when I misread the words 'beer fridge' but the misreading sounded so delicious! 

Comments

[seascribe.livejournal.com]

I usually put cumin in my hummus, perhaps that is what is missing? (I've never made it with sesame seeds, always use premade tahini, so that might be where the grittiness is coming from?)

[bunn.livejournal.com]

Well, I think my normal bought hummus does not come with cumin, but perhaps I should try it!

I think I'll try pre-made tahini. I only went for the sesame seeds because the supermarket I went to is diddy and had no tahini.