Monthly Archives: August 2011

Potato hummus with lamb

Tweet This should conclude my hummus week (unless I feel the urge to make yet another hummus mañana); this is a classic potato with tarator (tahini) sauce, except I used (organic) sweet potatoes. The lamb chops are marinated briefly in lemon juice, olive oil, garlic paste, Aleppo pepper and  wild zaatar or thyme. INGREDIENTS: Per [...]
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Tuna hummus

Tweet This tuna hummus is made in minutes in the food processor; just add some tarator sauce (tahini, lemon, water and garlic) to the tuna, some pimento or Aleppo pepper, some herbs and maybe capers if you like them. INGREDIENTS: 10 servings 2 (5-ounce) cans of tuna in water Juice of 2 large lemons 4 [...]
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Squash hummus

Tweet So many varieties of squash are out there for us to enjoy; I like the so-called turban or Turkish turban squash for their interesting shape and colorful orange and green hues. INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 pound (or 3 pound) squash 1/2 cup of tahini 1/2 cup of lemon or orange or citrus juice (fresh) 2 [...]
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