Roasted Garlic Hummus

The few days after any holiday is absolutely the worst. My mind is still on holiday, but my school is not! All I want to do is lie around, eat in bed and watch trashy TV. This weekend is going to be all about catching up and maybe some procrasti-baking :P

I am a super garlic aficionado, minus the bloating and gas (what!? :X). I've tried it in all forms...roasted, fried, deep-fried, raw, boiled, barbecue-d, even fermented (black garlic anyone?). If I ever meet a vampire in an alley, I will be so ready. Unless, it's Edward Cullen...is Twilight still relevant or is that so 2013? Anyway, I had too many garlic bulbs lying around threatening to shoot green stems, so I popped them in the oven and made hummus! This totally satisfies my garlic cravings and makes me extremely kissable :D

Roasted Garlic Hummus

2 heads garlic
2 tbsp tahini
1 can of chickpeas
juice of 1 lemon
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp cold water
olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Cut a little bit of the tops of the garlic bulb and put in foil. Drizzle with olive oil and wrap tightly. Roast for 1 hr
2. Remove and let it cool until you can touch it
3. Blend chickpeas in a food processor into a stiff paste (I used an immersion blender)
4. Add tahini, lemon juice and salt. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skins and into the processor. You can adjust how garlicky you want it. Blend to mix
5. Add the ice water and blend until smooth (3-4 mins)
6. Serve with olive oil and enjoy with pita chips and veggies

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Hummus

One more exam until thanksgiving! So excited for the holidays, not so excited about the $$$ tickets to fly back to LA. Which is why I will spend thanksgiving in Richmond staring at pictures of cats. Although, I will be able to commiserate with my roommate and other desolate Cali people and have a friendsgiving away from home. Yay!

Anyhoo, I finally coughed up the money to buy tahini. I don't get why it's so expensive and why it's such an essential ingredient in hummus! Gad, it imparts such a deep and yummy flavor. I tried making hummus without it and just threw in some sesame oil. Needless to say, it wasn't the same :(

This recipe adds olive oil only when you're ready to serve it. Which apparently is the way to make it and it is super super smooth. Enjoy~

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