Do you get Parent's Magazine? I do and I love the recipes that look tasty and simple. My daughter, Audrey, and I love hummus so I decided to actually make it! Some of you already know that I cook very simplistically. Cooking and meal prep is not something very enjoyable to me, but it is an absolute necessity if you want to eat healthy. Hummus isn't even cooking, so I thought this should be a snap and it should come out just as tasty as the store bought hummus.
Here's the recipe from the magazine:
- Puree one can of chick peas, drained
- 2 Cloves pressed garlic
- 1-2 Tbs lemon juice
- 2 Tbs tahini
This is what I actually did:
- 1 can drained and rinsed (to reduce sodium by up to 40%) chick peas minus a small handful that Audrey ate
- 1 Clove pressed garlic
- Juice from 1/2 lemon, plus some of the pulp because the lemon half was slightly "used" on last night's fish
- 2 1/2 Tbs tahini
- Water, because it was way too dry and crumbly
- Cilantro leaves, to cut the garlic taste
- oh, yeah, and I added some salt back in after rinsing it from the chick peas!
Here's my opinion on taste: 1 Clove of garlic was way too much! As many can attest, my kitchen skills are lacking so maybe I used a giant piece of garlic thinking it was a regular size...I don't know. Even still, it was tasty and I will make it again
Here's what I'll do: Eat it anyway, after all it's food and I love food! Maybe puree a another can of chick peas and add to the batch already made.
If you try the recipe, please post a comment on how you like it and what changes you made, if any.
Also, any other ideas on how I can fix my hummus?
Please post your comment.
In good health,
Marie
