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Today I feel like doing cartwheels.  I finally mastered the art of making hummus.  I've made some plenty of times in the past and it's always just been OK.  No where near as good as the hummus we have at Good Earth.


I think it was the texture that was always off for me.  To me really good hummus should have a creamy almost whipped texture.  My version of Food Should Taste Good's peanut butter hummus hits the texture mark right on the nose.  The key I believe after trial and error to good humus is adding the right amount of water  and an extra fool proof ingredient rarely found in hummus, yogurt.  I got the ideal from celebrity chef Nigella and I couldn't help but try it.  I don't think I could ever make hummus again without a little yogurt.  It really is what I think made this batch a winner finally.

I decided to make peanut butter hummus today after checking out the amazing selection of dip recipes on Food Should Taste Good's website.  Seriously tons of great recipes!   I was trying to find some dip recipes that worked with what's in my pantry, since our car was in the shop today and I've already done all my grocery shopping for Thanksgiving.  I had never heard of peanut butter hummus.  I was intrigued.  Apparently with peanut butter hummus you just swap peanut butter for tahini  (a spread made from ground sesame seeds, which lends an extra nutty quality that transforms chickpeas into hummus). I actually have tahini in the house but thought I'd try peanut butter instead.  I love the ideal that you don't need to have tahini to make hummus.




I decided to pair my peanut butter humus with Food Should Taste Good's harvest pumpkin tortilla chips.  The tortilla chips are made with pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg.  I thought it would be a good accompaniment with the peanut butter since both pumpkin and peanut butter can go either sweet or savory.   It turned out to be a great match.  I also think their chocolate, or sweet potato chips would also be great with this dip.

While making this recipe I thought it would be to much dip for just my husband and I, but I doubt we will have any problem finishing this.  We totally pigged out today on this dip.  I set aside some and froze it to serve at Thanksgiving.  I also plan to serve nut mix, cheese, Trader Joe's fig and olive crisps, pickles, and olives.  What do you plan to serve for appetizers for Thanksgiving?

Peanut Butter Hummus Recipe 
(Serve With Pumpkin or Sweet Potato Chips!) 

Yield: 2-3 Cups
Serving Size: 6-8 people 

• 1 can of garbanzo (chick pea) beans or 1 cup dry cooked I cooked mine in a crockpot
• ¼ cup water (add more if needed for consistency)
• 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
• 1 ½ tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons peanut butter
• 4 tablespoons  or ¼ cup plain organic yogurt (I used Trader Joe's pasture raised organic plain European style yogurt $3.30 for 32 oz)
• ½ tsp paprika
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• ½ tsp cumin
• ¾ tsp sea salt
• ground pepper optional to taste