Cooking… as little as possible
I’m thinking this might be dinner tonight. via My Paris Kitchen by David Lebovitz
I’ve been learning towards minimalist cooking for a while now, but the heat of summer has taken my laziness to a whole new level. One night for dinner, I had green beans with salted butter and an enormous wedge of watermelon. Last night - when it was stil 32 degrees at 8:30pm - I had tinned tuna in olive oil and a big bowl of cherries.
This hummus recipe is a little more complicated than that - but I think it’s worth the effort.
Fancy Hummus (adapted from David Lebovitz)
Okay, yes, you can buy hummus at the supermarket. But this is SO much better. And since you’re making it your meal, let’s make it awesome.
The two steps you’ll want to avoid but shouldn’t:
1 - Boil the tinned chickpeas with baking soda. You’re overcooking them - that’s the point. You’re getting them nice and mushy so they will puree smooth. (1 tin of chickpeas + ½ tsp baking soda)
2 - Thin the tahini mixture with ice cold water before adding the mushy beans. The colder the water, the smoother the tahini.
INGREDIENTS:
1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
½ tsp of baking soda
¼ cup of lemon juice
1 garlic clove chopped
½ tsp fine sea salt
½ cup tahini
ice water
½ tsp cumin
1 TBL extra virgin olive oil
Garnishes: toasted pumpkin seeds, dukkha and/or chili flakes
DIRECTIONS:
1 - Put your rinsed and drained chickpeas in a pan with ½ baking soda and cover the chickpeas with a few inches of water. Boil for about 20 minutes. Then drain the beans and set them aside.
2 - In your blender: blitz the lemon juice, garlic and salt. If you can let that mellow for 10 minutes, great. Then add the tahini and blend it all together, scrapping down the sides as needed. while blending, drizzle in a few tablespoons of ice cold water until the tahini is light and smooth.
3 - Add in the beans and cumin, combine and then add in the olive oil. Monitor the consistency and add tablespoons of ice cold water until you have a super creamy texture. Taste and add more salt if necessary.
4 - Put into a gorgeous bowl and top with toasted pumpkin seeds, dukkha and chilli flakes.