Yet another Hummus recipe

Not sure what possessed me to make hummus again. And then actually blog about it. If you check Instagram, Pinterest, or even Twitter these days, there abounds many recipes for hummus - many of which don't even contain chick peas. There is also many a substitute for the tahini, or just plain strange additions like peppers, peanut butter, beets, ginger, pretty much anything.

I like a more traditional hummus with actual garbanzo beans, tahini, and lemon juice. I do like experimenting though, so I added black beans, jalapenos, and chili flakes. I figure SSO won't eat this anyway so might as well spice it up a bit. So I guess I'm no different than all those others - time to get an Instagram account.  On a side note, I haven't bothered with that since a) it is a lot of work self-promoting yourself, and let's face it that's what you have to do - I mean why bother otherwise; and b) although I'm a decent photographer when it comes to my family or landscapes or whatever, I can't seem to take good food photos. I know the theory, just can't seem to put it into practice. This one is a bit better, but I've had some pretty horrid ones. Thing is, I break a lot of the "rules". I usually whip out my cell phone as it is easier, it is often at night so the lighting sucks, and I'm in a rush making supper so no time for setup let alone a tripod.

More or less traditional hummus, except with
black beans and hot peppers

This turned out a bit "nutty", think I was a bit heavy on the tahini. I would make it creamier next time as well. Not less chunky, but less thick. Maybe try for some bolder flavors. It still rocks on crackers though.

Next time: less tahini or more chick peas, maybe a bit of lemon rind or different spices

Me: 8/10
SO: 7/10
SSO: n/a

Yet another Hummus recipe
Ingredients

• 2C Chick Peas from a can, or 1 large 28oz can. Rinse them, but reserve 1/3 C of the liquid
• 1C Black Beans from a can
• 2 small lemons or equiv.
• 2Tb tahini
• 2Tb peanut butter
• 1 jalapeno, finely diced
• chili flakes (optional)
• 3-4 Tb olive oil
• 1-2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika, and more for garnish

Method

1. In a food processor, blend the tahini, peanut butter, and juice from 1 lemon for a minute to fluff it up a bit.
2. Add the chick peas, black beans, rest of the lemon juice, jalapeno, chili, cumin, paprika, and some of the liquid. Blend well, scraping down the sides a couple of times.
3. Slowly drizzle in the oil while blending. Add more liquid as needed.
4. Garnish with a swirl of oil and a few shakes of paprika