Kid Friendly Recipes: Hummus

All of Marley's Favorites, then again she is kinda wei(r)d.


Marley's Favorite Hummus:

Chick Peas:
1 Lb of Dried Chickpeas sorted and rinsed
7 Cups of Water
1/4 tsp of Baking Soda
1/2 tsp Salt

Cook in a 2 1/2 quart slow cooker on Low to 8-10 hours or High for 4 hours. (Until they are ready to eat, soft but not mushy.)  If you only have a large family sized Crock Pot or Slow cooker that works as well.

For the Hummus,
1 lb cooked Chickpeas (from recipe above)
2-3 Cloves Garlic
1/3 cup of Tahini, stirred well (Natural Peanut butter works as well)
Juice of 1-2 Lemons (about 1/4-1/3 of a cup)
1/4 cup of water from Chickpeas or tap water
1 1/2 tsp of Sea Salt
upto 1/4 Cup of Olive Oil
2-5 dashes of Hot Sauce

In a food processor, process the garlic and Tahini until smooth, add chickpeas and water slowly and process until smooth and chickpeas are gone (or your food Processor is full, it requires a big one). Add in Lemon juice, salt, Hot Sauce and Olive Oil until you reach desired consistency.

*Note, the Hummus tends to tighten up in the fridge so don't make it too try or it will loose it's dip-ability  and really isn't that where all the fun it??

Also the Garlic and Hot Sauce are kid friendly, feel free to go wild, but remember raw garlic can have quite a bite!!

Her favorite way to eat it is out of the food processor with Carrots of Crackers, so have the dippers ready, the whole family will love it.

Namaste,
Pam