"ze recipeez"
she says with a phony French accent, fully aware this is Middle Eastern fare, but she is silly and pictures all chefs like this. wink.
The pitas: This time I used the recipe from my Moosewood cookbook. I am unsure about the logistics of publishing a recipe from a book and I can't find it out there on the web. BUT I have used this very similar recipe before and they were just as yummy. Be sure to keep a close eye as they bake. They can go from golden to charred in a split second. Um yeah, I know this from experience.
And the hummus: My friend Anne Otto brought this recipe back from a trip to Bethlehem. I hope she doesn't mind if I share it here.
2 cups canned chickpeas*, drained or the same amount cooked fresh
2/3 cup Tahina paste
3/4 cup lemon juice (I only had enough lemons for about 1/2 cup and it was fine.)
4-5 cloves garlic, mashed
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. cumin
parsley for garnish
Place chick peas, tahina, lemon juice, garlic, salt and cumin in a food processor or blender.
Mix until smooth.
Place in jar and refrigerate.
Just before serving, sprinkle chopped parsley on top. (or a few whole chickpeas or paprika.)
Makes 2 1/2 - 3 cups. This doesn't seem like much but it is!
*I bought the tahini at my favorite Mediterranean market and the nice man talked me into the "good" chickpeas too. They were imported from Lebanon I think.
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I had considered trying to post every day in February to keep my mind off the winter blues, but it's only the 7th and already it ain't happening. So I'll just try to stay pretty active here and maybe it will help a little. K?
Comments
merci beaucoup, madame.
Posted by: sarah | February 7, 2009 12:30 PM
i need to make hummus again, this looks really good. tahini paste {for no particular reason} is one of those things i never have. sometimes i just use a little peanut butter. i know tahini would be way better.
thanks A!
Posted by: heather smith jones | February 7, 2009 12:37 PM
and the hummus tasted fabulous! so great to see you again today!
Posted by: heidi | February 7, 2009 10:44 PM
I've done pita before, but never hummus. Pita and hummus go together like peanut butter and jelly, so I really should change the status of the pita flying solo in my kitchen...
Posted by: chelsea | February 8, 2009 2:04 AM
glad to see you back...
Posted by: lucy | February 8, 2009 2:28 AM
This looks yummy and we can use a good hummus recipe (we usually make white bean dip and have only made real hummus a few times). I think we'll try it. We have Moosewood, so maybe we'll use that for the pita.
Posted by: Courtney | February 8, 2009 6:59 AM
Aw, heck, girl. I didn't know you made the pitas, too. Delish.
Posted by: misschris | February 9, 2009 10:57 AM
It was yummmmmmyyyy. Thanks for posting the recipe - probably before I saw you, but you know, I never get online on the weekend.
Thanks for the laughs on Saturday. :) Camping this spring?
Posted by: laeroport | February 9, 2009 11:11 AM
Such nummy looking goodies. Thanks for sharing a recipe...I too have the blah's.
Posted by: Katie | February 9, 2009 11:53 AM
now that i've conquered naan, pita seems like the next step.
love that picture!!
xo.
Posted by: molly | February 9, 2009 11:10 PM
We love love Middle Eastern fare. I've made hummus and baba ghanouj before, but never pita. Maybe I'll brave it. Thanks.
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