![\"\"](\"https:\/\/feedingandrew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/hummas1.jpg\" "\\"hummas1\\"")
<\/a>\n\tHummus and whole wheat pita: a perfect after school snack<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
<\/p>\n
Hummus is one of Andrew’s favorite snacks. \u00a0In fact, I knew I had raised a foodie one day a few years after he came to live with me. \u00a0I was in a hurry one morning and had asked him to make his own sandwich. \u00a0When I came into the kitchen, I found him beaming over his creation.<\/p>\n
“What kind of sandwich did you make?” I asked him while I was spinning around trying to get ready for work.<\/p>\n
“It’s a hummus, pine nut, paprika, and gruyere sandwich with a little walnut oil!” he proudly stated.<\/p>\n
After that he put hummus on everything.<\/p>\n
Now, five years later, he still likes hummus spread on his sandwich and will reach for it first thing after he walks in the door from school.<\/p>\n
Hummus is one of those things that is so easy to grab at the store that most people will never find out how good homemade hummus can be. \u00a0As with all legumes, it does take a little forethought, but not that much effort.\u00a0 Andrew prefers the homemade hummus and so will you.<\/p>\n
Equipment needed: \u00a0Food processor<\/p>\n
Hummus<\/strong><\/p>\n For the beans:<\/p>\n 1 pound dried chickpeas (garbanzos)<\/p>\n 4 cups low or no-sodium vegetable stock<\/p>\n 4 cups water<\/p>\n 1 onion, cut into quarters or just halved<\/p>\n 3 or 4 garlic cloves<\/p>\n 3 bays leaves<\/p>\n 3 or 4 sprigs parsley, tied in a bundle<\/p>\n Soak the chickpeas 8 hours or overnight, drain. \u00a0Place all the ingredients in a large stock pot, add enough water to cover the beans; bring to a boil, and then lower heat and simmer for 1-1\/2 hours. \u00a0Remove the beans from the heat and drain into a colander over a bowl to capture all the stock. \u00a0Put the stock back into the stock pot and set aside. \u00a0Remove the parsley, bay leaves, and any large pieces of onion from the beans.<\/p>\n Fill the bowl with cold water and submerge the beans.<\/p>\n Now, with your hands, grab handfuls of beans and rub them between your palms to loosen the outer skins. \u00a0The skins will fall off and float \u00a0above the beans making it easy to scoop them out. \u00a0This is an important step if you want an extra smooth hummus. \u00a0However, it can be frustrating as no matter how many times you rub the beans, you always find more skins. \u00a0A good friend told me he did it for an hour one time to make sure he got every skin! \u00a0My suggestion is that you do it for about five minutes to get the bulk of them and then forget about it.<\/p>\n Place the beans back into the stock and simmer until very tender. \u00a0About a half hour more, but check occasionally.<\/p>\n \n