** And Now for the Actual Hummus
- 1. Prepare the beans (or open canned beans)
- 1. Add beans, roasted garlic, and chickpea water to food process work
- bowl and process for two minutes
+ 1. Prepare the beans (or open canned beans).
+ 1. Add beans, roasted garlic, and chickpea water to food processor work
+ bowl; process for two minutes.
1. Add lemon juice; process for one minute
1. Add tahini, roasted bell pepper, salt, cumin, and paprika; process
- for one minute
+ for one minute.
1. Drizzle olive oil in while processing for three minutes.
- 1. Garish if you desire (minced garlic, capers, coarsely ground black
- pepper, and olive oil for example)
+ 1. Garnish if you desire (minced garlic, capers, coarsely ground
+ black pepper, and olive oil for example).
1. Take to a gathering of some sort.
1. Watch the hummus evaporate.
was delightful.
I've used cheap blenders, decent food processors, and a
-super-expensive blender to make this. It comes out about the same each
-time. You can just blend everything together at a moderate speed until
-it is whatever you consider reasonable smooth, but processing in steps
-with a good food processor results in a slightly better texture.
+super-expensive blender to make this. It comes out adequately with
+most any equipment. You can just blend everything together at a
+moderate speed until the consistency is whatever you consider
+reasonably smooth, but processing in steps with a good food processor
+results in a slightly better texture.
+
+I've done this with and without removing the skins, and I personally
+don't think it's worth the effort.