Today's dinner was a result of coincidence. First, I have stumbled upon some North African cooking lately; second, I longed for the taste of chickpeas, my favourite pulse by far; and third, most importantly, when taking a peek in my fridge, I realised that it is virtually empty, lacking pretty much anything edible, including any random substance spreadable onto a slice of bread. And I admitted to myself that running a fever and running around shopping at the same time would be foolish. This is how I thought of hummus, which I used to make fairly regularly some while ago. Surprisingly, the essential ingredients were all here, too: a can of chickpeas, sesame seeds (to replace tahini), garlic, and lemons. I decided to give it a go and I even managed to fish out some complementary things to throw in, namely olives, a bit of chilli and a bit of paprika. (yes, I did forgot about olive oil, but it didn't matter too much I think). The result was consumed with a little leftover bit of green tabbouleh and a slice of bread. I used to make the batch from a double quantity of chickpeas and this is why it came out a little strong this time. However, I don't mind all that much and maybe, possibly, it could work against the sore throat? ...
