Good Hummus requires few ingredients, little instruction, and minimal effort. My Mom, with her Cuisinart (perhaps the only participant in this process that cannot be done without), is masterful, no, prodigious. Hummus is an art she'll tell you, requiring little more than a knowledge of your own preferences in taste (more lemon, more garlic, less cumin, etc.) to make a batch that will rock your world.
This is my Mom's proof:
1. Garlic
2. Pulse
3. Tahini
4. Salt
5. Lemon Juice
6. Water
7. Olive Oil
8. Cumin
2. Pulse
3. Tahini
4. Salt
5. Lemon Juice
6. Water
7. Olive Oil
8. Cumin
(9. Insert photo of 2 16 oz. cans of rinsed garbanzo beans added to the mix)
10. Pulse, taste, and add more of whatever may be needed:
11. Spread on a plate, olive oil, some beans for garnish:
12. Or, for the best way to dress hummus, sprinkle with spiced ground beef, toasted pinenuts, and parsley:
