Raw sprouted chickpea Hummus Recipe

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This recipe is from Goneraw.com. I eat only raw foods, and find many good

recipes there.

Many times I make just the 'tahini' part of this recipe and use it for spreads

on raw sandwiches, etc. It is quite tasty. Also, you can change the flavor of

the recipe by adding sweet red peppers, or curry, cayenne, or other

spices/ingredients you may like.

Enjoy

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Real Hummus

From www.goneraw.com

as a meal, it serves about 6 (i have one friend that can eat the whole thing..)

From the Author: if i was a capitalist – this recipe would be " for sale " only!

i tried many raw hummus recipes that looked a little like hummus, tasted nothing

like it, and didn't taste good either! that raw beany flavor was simply too

much! now, after many years of tweaking and improvements.. i give you: REAL

HUMMUS. i am in palestine, one of the hummus havens of the world.. and people

who are hummus addicts, taste this hummus and say it is simply the best hummus

they ever tasted. so beware!

Ingredients

1 cup chickpeas

1 cup whole sesame seeds

1 cup extra virgin olive oil

2 lemons

3 cloves garlic

3 medium dates (or one big madjool)

1 slice jalapeno (about half a thumb)

1 teaspoon celtic sea salt

Preparation

the evening before

chickpeas can drink a lot – so don't be cheap on the water… put them in a big

bowl with 5 cups of water at least.

the next morning

(or 12 hours later at least).

the sesame don't swell as much – soak them in a different bowl with 3 cups of

water.

drain the chickpeas and place on a strainer to sprout.

in the evening

(up to 12 hours later, i find that chickpeas taste best when they are minimally

sprouted)

we are now going to mush it all!! fun!!

prepare all the ingredients first.

pit the dates

peel the garlic

drain/rinse the sesame seeds

peel and de-seed the lemons

(use vitamix or other good blender)

put all ingredients except chickpeas in blender

blend with tamper until smooth

empty almost the whole paste into a bowl

(you now have excellent tahini paste! so stop here if you're happy with it…)

put chickpeas in the blender, blend with tamper until smooth.

empty into bowl.

mix all ingredients in a bowl until consistent.

taste it

hummus is meant to be smooth. if what you got isn't smooth – then don't worry,

it'll be a little more beany in flavor – the beany flavor is perfectly balanced

with all the flavors.

if it's smooth, and still too beany for ya – then next time use less chickpeas

how to serve

the hummus goes best with the " pita bread " of raw foodists: that is GREENS!