Sarah…

hummus is cheap and easy to make..

but,i confess that i have been buying mine for years…

tabouli too when Costco carried that great fresh local stuff :(

WSMOM…

thanks for the heads up. i will pick some up next time i am in Thriftway…

Think global.. buy local :)))))

Anyone care to post their favorite hummus recipe? Always looking for new ones or just down right good ones!

SarahScott: I’m with you. Hummus is easy and cheap to make at home. I also find it is fresher when made at home and tastes better than store bought.

I make it in the blender. Use two cans of garbanzo beans. Open the cans and reserve the liquid of one of them in a measuring cup. Pour the beans (and the liquid from one can) into the blender. Add 4 Tablespoons of good sesame tahini, 2 Tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil, 3 good sized cloves of garlic and the juice of one whole lemon. Blend until smooth, adding the reserved liquid as needed.

Viola! Fresh, delicious hummus!

Metropolitan Market has some rather good pita breads that are a little different in that they are made with oil. Cut them in half, toast them in the toaster, and then take them out and cut into little points for dipping.

I’m told the tahini and the garbanzos work together to form a complete protein. So it makes for a healthy snack (if you can forgive eating heaps of white bread). Raw veggies work fine for dipping too.

Toss in a handful of curly-leaf parsley. The bitter flavor works well with the fattiness of the beans and tahini and the acids from the lemon.