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

[bunn.livejournal.com]

SALT! It was indeed salt that was missing - at least for my personal preference. I had drained off the liquid and added a little plain water instead, so I didn't find them too wet, but I think some people use the liquid in the tin, which is presumably salted for preservation purposes so makes the whole mix more salty...

I STILL haven't made beer fudge yet, but I imagine it will be like chocolate fudge, only flavoured with beer instead of chocolate...

[sistermine.livejournal.com]

Sounds yummy. I'm about to make my weekly supply of chocolate brownies (I freeze it and take it to work, to go with the more-austere salads). I wonder if you can make that with beer?