You will need some roasted red pepper – you can go here<\/a>, if you want to know how, or you can, of course, buy some in a jar.\u00a0 And you need to cook some lentils – it took about 30 minutes for 1 cup of plain old grocery store lentils to cook in 2 &1\/2 cups salted water.\u00a0 Don’t drain unless there is a lot of extra liquid – even then, save the liquid, cause you might need it later.<\/p>\n I have shown you how I make hummus a couple times before – here<\/a> and here<\/a>, and this batch was made by the same method.<\/p>\n Into your food processor, add: Zap it all together until is pretty smooth and uniform. If it is too thick, add some of the reserved cooking liquid, or water. Taste and adjust seasonings – it took nicely to more garlic as I already mentioned and I added the second teaspoon of Sriracha. Allow to sit for at least 30 minutes at room temperature to blend flavors. You can serve with the traditional pita bread, or whatever kind of crackers you like. I took some soft corn tortillas, cut them into wedges, drizzled them lightly with olive oil and baked them till crispy, salting them immediately upon removing from the oven. Have a great day, my friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Imagine, if you will, that you are puttering around the house of a winter Sunday afternoon. And suddenly you realize that there are no snacks for cocktail hour. This is, I grant you, a survivable condition, and you are about … Continue reading
\n2 cups cooked and cooled lentils
\n1 large, peeled and coarsely chopped garlic clove [I ended up adding 2 more, so 3 total – vampires never ever come here]
\n2 tablespoons tahini paste
\njuice from 1 lemon
\none medium roasted red pepper, roughly chopped
\n2 tablespoons olive oil
\n1\/2 teaspoon kosher salt
\n1\/2 teaspoon ground cumin
\n1 teaspoon smoked sweet paprika
\n1-2 teaspoons Sriracha Hot Chili Sauce <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/dlynz.com\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/lentil-hummus1.jpg\" "\\"lentil")
When Larry sat down with his beer, after a hard afternoon of fooling around in his shop [or, as I like to call it, his “fort”], I gave him a sample, and he said “Being your taste tester is the best job in the world”. I guess that means he liked it.<\/p>\n