The Ultimate Easy to Prepare Vegetarian Recipes Cookbook - Hummus

Hummus

Ingredients:

Chickpeas                                1 cup

Tahini paste                             1 tablespoon

Lemon juice                            1 or 2 tablespoons

Olive oil                                  3 to 4 tablespoons

Garlic, minced                         1 tablespoon

Salt                                          Season to taste

Pepper, black                           Season to taste

Water                                      As needed

To Prepare:

Boil the chickpeas and peel. If you are using canned chickpeas, just drain the can and peel the chickpeas. Wash the garlic, peel, and chop finely.

In a blender, add the chickpeas, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, and garlic and puree until smooth. Add water if needed. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Moutabelle

Ingredients:

Eggplant                                  1 large piece

Garlic, minced                         ¼ cup

Onion, chopped                      ¼ cup

Lemon juice                            From one large lemon

Olive oil                                  3 to 4 tablespoons or more

Parsley, chopped                     ¼ cup

Salt                                          Season to taste

Pepper, white                          Season to taste 

To Prepare:

Wash the whole eggplant and grill it until the skin can be easily removed. Remove the skin using a table knife.

Season the eggplant with salt to help remove the moisture; let it stand for 15 minutes.

After leeching the moisture out of the eggplant, chop it up into small pieces and place inside a blender. Add in the rest of the ingredients and puree. Season with salt and pepper; add a little more lemon juice if needed.

You can set aside a bit of chopped parsley for garnish

This is an excerpt from the book: The Ultimate Easy to Prepare Vegetarian Recipes Cookbook