XXL Hummus - for a 14 cup food processor

One of our staple foods since turning full-vegetarian is hummus. We enjoy it in the following ways: plain on bread or crackers, on sandwiches piled high with sliced peppers, onions, tomato and avocado, and on our vegan "pizza" (wheat crust, hummus, sliced tomatoes, fresh basil, and homemade pickled garlic (see recipes for that too!). With the volume of hummus we eat we would go broke buying it pre-made from the store. This is my husband's recipe which almost fills a 14 cup food processor! Enjoy!

Ingredients:
4 cups dry chick peas
2 cups lemon juice
1-2 cups water
1 cup olive oil (the greener the better)
1 cup sesame tahini
5 large cloves of fresh garlic
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground coriander
fresh ground black pepper to taste
ground red pepper to taste

Directions:
1)Re-hydrate the chick peas using your preferred method (we use a pressure cooker which requires no pre-soaking and approximately 40 minutes of cook time once pressure has built).
2) Place chick peas, garlic and tahini in food processor
3) Add half the lemon juice and begin to process. Add the rest of the lemon juice and olive oil while processing. Add water slowly to get hummus to desired consistency, remember if the beans are warm err on the side of making a slightly thinner hummus, it will thicken in the refrigerator as it cools. (If you add the full volume of liquid before processing it will leak as the liquid level will rise above the center hole in the processor...)
4) Once processed smooth, add spices, salt, and pepper. Process until well mixed.
Remember this is a starting point recipe, we add more oil, juice, salt and seasonings as needed batch to batch. Season to taste!

Hummus keeps well in the fridge for up to a week. We freeze in deli tubs (which we re-use with each batch). Make sure to leave a little space at the top of the tub (for expansion when freezing.) Cover with a thin layer of olive oil if you desire.) When you thaw you may need to mix a squirt of lemon juice or olive oil to get the hummus to desired consistency.

Serving Suggestions:
Traditionally hummus is served with on a plate topped with olive oil, fresh chick peas, and sprinkled with paprika.
We enjoy variations on this involving ground red pepper or fresh black pepper.


*** This is a double XXL Hummus batch minus a container for a neighbor and what we had for dinner :-)***