Humus

Tonight my AWESOME cousin Bret is in town from KC

He is in town doing a photo shoot

He's a pretty cool dude and my girls are LOVING HIM

He's gonna make an AWESOME daddy one day....

 

Learn more about him here-

www.checkthem.org

 

 

 So tonight I am cooking up a family style dinner.

Humus

Roasted chicken(recipe to come)

Rice dressing (recipe on previous post)

Baked Vegetables

Greek Salad

 

So this afternoon I made my humus for tonight

Its always best to make it ahead of time, so it has time to chill and set

 

First put all your ingredients in food processor or blender

Here I have 2 cans of rinsed chickpeas

3 cloves of garlic (ratio is 1 garlic clove to 1 can of chick peas but we like it extra garlic)

2 heaping tbsp of tahini

lemon juice

Season with salt, red pepper and sumac (lebanese seasoning)

I dont measure, but this is how much lemon juice I put in

Fresh lemon juice is best

Blend away, I had to add a little warm water to get consistency right

Taste and season if needed

 

Chill

 

Top with Sumac or Paprika when serving

 

 

***Sumac is a lebanese seasoning my mom and I discovered about 6 months ago. Its red/brown in color but very refreshing and lemony. Gives pretty color too! It is delicious and aids in digestion! Add it to your seasoning cabinet!