The recipe is a good basic hummous. I like to put a bay leaf in when I cook the beans (never canned). Its actually traditional to serve additional tehina (diluted with water to form a sauce) on top of the hummous, with olive oil and colorful spices such as paprika for decoration. Many people also garnish with olives, hot sauce, or if you want to make a meal out of it, ful (cooked fava beans). ps Hummous is not low quality Italian food where you douse it with garlic. It should convey the creamy nutty flavor of chickpeas and sesame. Just a bit is good imho.

Reviewed On: Apr. 19, 2009