Papa Deuce said:
Is it? I have always wondered.... the nutritional value listed on the store bought stuff is NOT impressive at all.
I've never tried store bought hummus, so I've no idea as to its nutritional content or what ingredients they use. The way my Lebanese grandmother taught me only has chickpeas (I use canned, too lazy to cook from dried
), tahine (sesame paste), lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. It is high in fat (from the tahine and olive oil), but it's all the good fats that we should be eating anyway. It's high in fiber and has protein from the chickpeas. Eaten with whole wheat pita and a nice salad it makes for a pretty decent lunch.
I don't use a recipe (isn't that true for most things we learned from grandma?) but I use a can of chickpeas, 2-3 heaping tablespoons of tahine, juice of 1/2 to 1 lemon (to taste), all whirled in the food processor with a tiny bit of the chickpea water to make things run. I don't eat garlic, but I think my grandmother put in 1-2 cloves, maybe?? Usually doesn't need salt if the chickpeas are canned. Spread on a plate or shallow bowl, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil, dust the edges with paprika if desired (for color), and voila! Gosh, I'm starving now and it's not even 9 am
