Chick Pea Math (Vitamix content)

[KungFuPanda]

If you've ever wondered how many cans of chickpeas it takes to equal a pound of cooked, the answer is four.  It's almost exactly four. Guess who made a vat of hummus today?  I was trying my vitamix hummus recipe, but I used dried beans.  It's good.  I little bland for me, but I'm taking it to a potluck.  I wanted to add more cumin and an eensy pinch of cayenne, but I resisted the urge.  I love that I can now buy sesame seeds in bulk instead of fussing with tahini.  I only ever used tahini for hummus and I hated stirring it.

Edited May 19, 2016 by KungFuPanda

[kewb]

Good to know.  I have yet to make hummus in my vitamix that everyone will eat.  I can't seem to get the texture right.

[KungFuPanda]

I actually prefer the rougher texture from the cuisinart, but it think most other people prefer it smoother and this way I can use sesame seeds.

[umsami]

Oh, I never thought about Vitamixing sesame seeds to make tahini for hummus.  Neat!

Edited May 19, 2016 by umsami

[redsquirrel]

Good to know.  I have yet to make hummus in my vitamix that everyone will eat.  I can't seem to get the texture right.

 

In what way can you not get it right? Is it too chunky or too smooth? To thick or too thin?

[kewb]

Too thick seems to be the issue.

[redsquirrel]

Too thick seems to be the issue.

 

You can thin it, as you blend, with vegetable stock, or even water.  I usually use a mix of lemon juice and stock to thin my hummus out. I usually blend my tahini with my garlic, salt, lemon juice. It makes a sort of a fluffy paste. Then I thin that with some veg stock until it is like... salad dressing? Thick but not a paste. Then I add my chickpeas and blend. I add more salt and lemon juice to taste, using stock if it seems too thick.

[KungFuPanda]

Too thick seems to be the issue.

That's an easy fix. Just add a little water or cooikng liquid from the chickpeas. Really, the amount of water you'd need to thin it out is so little it won't change the taste.

[IfIOnly]

I use olive oil and lemon juice to thin. Yum.

[sheryl]

wow, how timely.  my brand new vitamix arrived yesterday, Thursday!  just a couple of hours ago I made my first recipe....hummus.  however, I made mine with cooked lentils.  I did buy tahini paste but it's so expensive.  the recipe called for 1/2 c. which is 1/3 of the jar.  I thought about grinding sesame seeds to make the tahini but thought the texture would be too dry. 

 

so, when you grind sesame does it release natural oils?  as the oil found on the top of the jar?

[JoJosMom]

If you've ever wondered how many cans of chickpeas it takes to equal a pound of cooked, the answer is four.  It's almost exactly four. Guess who made a vat of hummus today?  I was trying my vitamix hummus recipe, but I used dried beans.  It's good.  I little bland for me, but I'm taking it to a potluck.  I wanted to add more cumin and an eensy pinch of cayenne, but I resisted the urge.  I love that I can now buy sesame seeds in bulk instead of fussing with tahini.  I only ever used tahini for hummus and I hated stirring it.

 

Well, poop.

 

It's for a potluck.  And here I thought we were all going to be invited to a tapas party at KungFuPanda's house.