Best Hummus Ever!

This deserves it's own post! I had been high and low, searching for posts on homemade hummus. I bought both Sabra brands and it is good, but it just really has this weird spicyness that hurts my stomach. I LOVE garbonzo beans and hummus (that isn't spicy) and I am... trying to eat healthier, SO, I went ahead with THIS as my plan for the evening!

Wait, how did that picture get in the pile... um... so, yes, these WERE part of my evening, BUT! After I ate the one on the top left, then the one on the top right, I was feeling the inspiration to make a LOT of something healthy to snack on...
 

So seriously, I started looking up recipes.I found a bunch that had weird stuff in them, then I found this:

It was sooooo bland and after 40 minutes of hand-blending, I was not about to give up, so... Here is what I did to rescue it.

16 ounces dried garbanzo beans/chick peas OR 4 cans (15-ounce cans)
1/4 cup sesame seeds
2-4 cloves of garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt or more, to taste

Brown sesame seeds in a tiny bit of sesame oil (the most amazing oil on this earth).  When just browning, take from heat, and pour into blender container.  Add 6-7 crushed cloves of garlic, add 4 undrained cans of garbonzo beans (chick peas).  We made the mistake of draining/rinsing ours, that junk dont blend...

5 minutes in- Asher is amused!

10 minutes in, Asher is becoming anxious from the loud blending

15 minutes in, I entertain him and ease the anxiety by saying, "WHAT?! WHAT!?? I CAN'T HEAR YOU!"

This distracts him 20 minutes in

25 minutes in... still going

30 minutes (and a REALLY HOT BLENDER!), we have all had just about enough.... so I added a little water and... blending was done.

When everything is "in solution" (as we scientists like to say), add the juice of two limes, a good tablespoon of salt and a splash of sesame oil (see above comment).

I am telling you- DIVINE- is the taste of this.  I snip tiny slivers of fresh cilantro leaves to take it over the top and serve with fresh carrots, cucumbers and Stacy's NAKED pita chips.

I am taking this to the conference in DC tomorrow.  SO AMAZING.

Trust me, I will never buy this pre-made again... well... ok, so I will, but I sure hope I make it more than I buy it