I’m making a case for homemade hummus. I know there are a million different store bought hummus brands out there but homemade is SO MUCH BETTER! The key is really good tahini (sesame paste) and the right ratios. I really like Trader Joe’s organic tahini. A dash of paprika and toasted pine nuts make this a beautiful simple summer appetizer.
Tonja’s Table Hummus Recipe
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/3 cup good-quality tahini
- 4 Tbls. cold water
- 2 Tbls. extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tsp. fine sea salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- juice of 1 lemon
- (15 ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- dash of paprika
- 1/4 cup pine nuts
Instructions
- Add tahini, cold water, olive oil, cumin, salt, garlic and lemon juice to a food processor. Puree one minute.
- Add in the chickpeas. Puree for 4-5 minutes, pausing halfway to scrape down the sides of the bowl, until the hummus is smooth.Taste and season with additional salt, cumin, and/or lemon juice if needed.
- Sprinkle with paprika and pine nuts. Serve with pita chips, naan bread, and favorite vegetables.
- Can refrigerate for up to 3 days.
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I had the exact same thing happen to me several years ago. I thought I was allergic until I tried them again. Thank you for your insight and comment. I will definitely be looking where they are sourced next time I buy them!
Know your source for pine nuts. We do many sourdough bread classes and end them with pizza from our wood-fired oven. The favorite often is pesto. A couple of years ago for 3 days after a class I noticed that every time I ate there was a bitter taste in my mouth. It went away until the next time I ate. Finally, on the third day I exclaimed to my husband that I was tired of the bitter taste in my mouth. His reply was, “you too”? I immediately Googled and found there is a real thing called pine nut syndrome with the exact symptoms. Apparently it’s pine nuts that come from China (Costco has disappointed me with their pine nuts. They’re the only organic nuts they carry but the back plainly says they come from China. China has no organic standards). The two theories I read were that they either had been sprayed with something, or they were molded out of acorns which have a natural bitter substance on them which is why we don’t gather the acorns in our yards and eat them. Pine nuts from other countries apparently are ok but we have switched to walnuts and they’re just as delicious.