Chickpea Salad from VeganYumYum, hummus from Eat, Drink and Be Vegan, green bean salad from Vegan Deli, bread is my favorite Speedy No Knead Bread
I changed the hummus up a lot - I used pinto instead of kidney beans, used a whole can of each, and threw a couple of chipotle peppers in instead of using chipotle hot sauce. And lo, the hummus, it was delicious. All smokey-spicy with a lime and cilantro kick. The moral of this story: If you throw enough stuff into your food processor, it will turn out good.
Even though the chickpea salad and the hummus look very similar, they were actually pretty different. (Although both super yummy!) The chickpea salad pretty much your basic mayo-based salad, with a little tang from some lemon juice and kick from paprika and mustard. And while it was simple, it was also super delicious. The chunky mashed-up chickpeas had a really good texture, and everything just worked. I also ate about half of this straight from the bowl immediately after making it.
I ate both of the spreads on no knead bread, straight out of the oven. I'm not going to lie to you, I ate about half a loaf of this. (It wasn't a very big loaf, though! I swear.)
The green bean salad was pretty simple - steamed green beans, vinegar, soy sauce and olive oil - but it was pretty much perfect. I love green beans, so if you add a little tang and a little salt I'll be content. The tomatoes also worked great in this.
This was a nice, simple little dinner. Nothing fancy, but everything was very tasty, and it was filling and satisfying. The boyfriend was out for the evening, so I ate this while watching old episodes of Lucky Louie on TV. (I never watch TV while eating, so this felt
super scandalous to me. Yes, I'm a huge nerd.)
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October 28th, 2008 16:26
Nice!!
October 29th, 2008 07:08
everything looks great, Cyn! the hummus sounds awesome: smokey & spicy – ooooooooh! i’m gonna have to try the chickpea salad as well. it sounds really, really goooood! i printed off the recipe for the bread yesterday. when i have some time i’m totally gonna make a loaf for myself! i can’t wait!
the green beans sounds really tasty, too – simple & yum. that’s what i’m talk’n about! hooray!
October 29th, 2008 09:11
Mmmmm that all looks good. Fresh Bread is the best isn’t it!
October 29th, 2008 11:03
I suck at making hummus, I don’t know why… It’s always too oily, not smooth enough, not enough flavor… always something! At least my favorite restaurant gets it right every time
October 29th, 2008 12:02
Yum, that bread looks awesome! I love that’s “speedy, no kneady.” And I just caught up on your apple omelet post….I’m so jealous that your Susan V omelet didn’t stick. You must have really good pans.