Recipe of the day: Beet Hummus

Hummus is a great dip that’s quite popular in this piece of shit part of the world. What’s not to like? It goes great with virtually any meant, it even makes vegetables interesting! Not only that, it’s actually quite healthy for you as it’s loaded with healthy fats and antioxidants. But what if I told you that you could make it healthier and prettier at the same time? What sorcery do I speak of, you ask?

Why, beets!

You all now beets, otherwise known locally as “بنجر” that wonderful root vegetable that is notoriously hard to deal with without transforming your naked hands into what they would look like if they hate fist fucked a bear on its period.

So how exactly can we make hummus more interesting for the pallet and the eyes? We get experimental.

Ingredients:

• ½ a pound of steamed/boiled beets
• 2 tablespoons boiled chickpeas
• 4 tablespoons tahini paste
• ½ a glass of water
• juice from a full lemon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• ½ teaspoon chili powder
• ½ teaspoon cumin powder
• salt to taste

Process:

1. The biggest hassle in this process is dicing and dealing with the beets, so I advise you buy some of those latex surgery gloves from any pharmacy or major chain supermarket so you don’t end up looking like a cheaper remake of Dexter.
2. You can either skin the beets before chopping them into cubes or cook them with the skin on and removing it afterwards before chopping them into cubes. The trick if you’re choosing the latter option is to scrub the shit out of them to remove the mud from the skin.
3. Steam or Boil the chopped beets for 20-25 minutes until they are soft but still retaining their firmness.
4. Boil the chickpeas for 20-30 minutes till tender.
5. In a blender or food processor, add the cooked beet cubes, the cooked chickpeas, tahini paste, water, lemon juice, olive oil and condiments.
6. Blend until smooth, stopping to stir occasionally the parts that get pushed away from the blades back into the center.
7. Keep blending until all ingredients have mixed well and the desired consistency has been achieved.
8. Try and stop yourself from licking the blender clean before so much as a teaspoon of this stuff touches a plate.

There you have it! My recipe of the day! Hope you like it...

You can have it with virtually anything on the side, it goes great with beef, poultry, seafood and vegetables all the same.