Friday, May 16, 2008

Just an idea...!

I had some black beans leftover from making quesadillas and wanted to do something with them - beans are so yummy and healthy, we have to enjoy them thoroughly, right?!
So, I decided to try making a dip using the same method I use for hummus, but using the black beans in place of chickpeas (garbanzos).
We called it Black Beans Hummus here at our house, but I am not sure if it would be appropriate to call it hummus as it does not have any chickpeas in them (which in my head you need in hummus!).
But, nomenclature aside, this dip turned out reeeeeally delicious! We enjoyed it quite a lot and I was actually very surprised with the delicious flavor it had! My husband also liked it a lot, but then he already likes plain black beans a lot more than I do.
To make this I simply pureed about a cup of black beans in the blender with one clove of garlic, about tablespoon of tahini (add more depending on your liking!), salt, pepper, a little bit of cumin and a little bit of water just to get it to the right consistency.
Easy, simple and delicious! It was a great snack we enjoyed with baked pita chips, yummy!
Ana

10 comments:

Fer Guimaraes Rosa said...

Ana, essa ideia eh fantastica e altamente copiavel--licencinha, tah? :-) Vou fazer, pois achei genial.

beijao,

Laurinha said...

Acho que voce jah sabe que nao sou fan de feijao... mas adoraria a companhia!
Beijinhos,

Ana Cláudia Ruy Cardia said...

hummm eu amo isso com grao de bico.... (em portugues eh homus, neh ana?)! evandrinho e eu somos viciadoss!!!!!!
Saudade de vc hermana!!! Vc sumiu!!!
Beijinhossss!!!!!

Cláudia said...

Uma ótima idéia, outro dia fiz refried beans, ficou ótimo, e com certeza vou fazer o humus com o feijão preto! Não tem como não ficar bom!

bjs

brisa said...

Adorei, adorei, adorei. Farei com certeza!! Ahh amiga, estou em TANTA falta com voce e meu presentinho que esta akih piscando pra mim faz tempo..:-/

Muita coisa rolando..sorry:(( Mas voce sabe que estou presente:))

Bjs e otimo fimd e semana

Bri

Karen said...

Que ótima idéia!

Anonymous said...

Ana, Carolina Brewery in Chapel Hill serves something similar with their nachos but it's a little chunkier. I hate black beans but am a convert after trying it. I tried it at home and came up with a recipe similar to yours but added some lemon juice in with it.

Unknown said...

Black Beans, I had never seen. But if I'm not wrong, Nigella made Red Beans Hummus once. :)

Stupid question: your Black Beans is the same which we find in Brazil? :)

Agdah said...

Menina, eu não costumo comer muito feijão preto. Acho que o mulatinho reina lá em SSA. A idéia foi providencial.

Ana said...

Fe, pode adaptar! hehe!

Laurinha, eu ja sou diferente, adoro um feijao! Quando vc vier aqui em casa terei outras opcoes de "dip" p/ voce, pode ficar tranquila!! hehe

Ana, eu tbem adoro humus, eh bom demais, ne!

Claudia, fica bom sim, experimente!

Bri, fica uma delicia, me conta depois quando vc fizer, ok?!

Karen, aqui em casa foi aprovadissimo!

Victor, o black bean eh o mesmo sim, feijao preto do mais simples!

Agdah, eu adoro o hummus com graos de bico, mas p/ ser sincera acho q esse tipo de dip fica bom com diversos tipos de feijao viu!

Beijos e obrigada a todos pelos comentarios!!
Ana