Nutritionally, is Hummus a vegetable or a legume?

[supernova]

When I count up my servings of protein/veggies/fruits for the day.

[flvegan]

1. Chickpeas are a legume.

If that helps at all.

Yes, I edited my incorrect answer.

[supernova]

2. Not legumes?

I was just wondering for some odd reason.

[flvegan]

5. Nope, I was incorrect.

It's a legume. I went and looked it up. I've been classifying them wrong all this time.

:cry:

[Xipe Totec]

18. Unlike catsup, which is a vegetable n/t

[begin_within]

20. beat me to it.

[Xipe Totec]

21. A Regan classic n/t

[jobycom]

3. Why aren't they a legume? I've always heard them called legumes. nt

[Genevieve]

4. They are legumes.

[flvegan]

6. See Post #5.

I was wrong.

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Nice way to hijack a thread, 5gan.

[flvegan]

10. Your sigline has made my miserable Monday.

As for the topic, I have no idea why I've always classified hummus as a veggie.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

7. Legume

[WinkyDink]

8. Chickpeas and sesame seed paste. I concur with "legumes".

[pokerfan]

11. Aren't legumes vegetables?

:shrug:

[Demoiselle]

13. Yes! (eom)

[SoxFan]

12. Meat

Hummus=Soylent Beige=Boring People

[Chan790]

14. My hummus is better than meat.

Truly...my hummus makes a better sandwich than tuna.

[supernova]

15. What's your recipe?

:9 :9

[Chan790]

17. It's online here.

http://www.joeycavella.com/goodfood/hummus.html

It was sent to me, so it's not my recipe. It's the recipe I use though. I'm posting it here in it's entirety so that all the click-throughs don't use up all his bandwidth.

Good Hummus

• half package dry chick peas
• soak overnight (or for 8 hours)
• cook half-hour until tender

In food processor:
• the chick peas
• 1t garlic
• 1t salt
• 2T olive oil
• 1/3t cumin
• juice of 1 lemon
• 3T tahini

Puree in a food processor or blender. You will need to gradually add about a cup of water to keep the chick peas mixing and mushing. Mix a lot, like for a minute longer than you think, until smooth. Cool in fridge.

Eat.

[applegrove]

16. How long does hummus last in the fridge. A long time I bet.

[no name no slogan]

19. BEST DAMN MUTHAFUCKIN HOMOS EVAR

Seriously, this stuff is da shit. Jalapeno Hummus (or Homos, if you prefer). Almost better than sex.