4eyedBlindGirl | diane.flaviano

Description:
not your usual kind of hummus as it's got eggplant and walnuts to taste. tasted this first at the 3rd street food bazaar after church. the hummus booth was next to the stand that sold the best egg rolls in the world... and the booth served it with crisped kabbus and a dab of garlic sauce. yum yum.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup chickpeas
1/2 cup tahini (in olive oil)
1 small eggplant
juice of 2 large lemons
1/4 cup walnuts
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp. of paprika
salt and pepper to taste

other ingredients such as yogurt, dried dill, mint leaves and white pepper can be added based on personal tastes

Directions:
01. soak the chickpeas overnight in water then boil until nice and 'al-dente'
02. roast the eggplant until soft, and then remove the outer skin and cut off from the 'stem' part
03. toss cooked chickpeas, tahini, eggplant, lemon juice, walnuts and garlic in a food processor and wizz until of smooth consistency...
04. while still wizzing, slowly add olive oil
05. add paprika, salt and pepper according to personal preference