Vegan Couscous and Delicious Hummus Recipes

Spring Couscous
will feed 6-8 people
Ingredients

10 springs of green onion, chopped 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed2-3 tbs olive oil4 cups couscous grain6 cups water4 tbs cumin1.5 tbs sea or Himalayan salt [or to taste]8 Roma tomatoes, chopped into small squares1/2-1 cups chopped dill
Preparation
saute green onions in oil for about 1-2 minutes on medium heatadd garlic, saute for another 30 secondsadd cumin, salt, couscous and waterbring to boil on high heat, stirringreduce heat and boil for 1 min, stirringtake off heat, and cover for 10 minsmeanwhile chop tomatoes and dillafter 10 mins mix in tomatoes and dill and serve!That simple! And super delicious.

I like serving my Couscous with a very simple tomato salad.
chopped tomatoeslittle bit of chopped white or green onionssaltdressed with Veganaise mayo or a tbs of olive oil

Vegan Hummus
5 cups cooked chickpeas [garbanzo beans]1 cup tahini paste 3-3.5 cups water, depending on how thick you want your mixture to be--I used 3 cups in this recipe, but could have comfortably added another .5 cup [you can use water beans were cooked in]juice of 1 1/2-2 lemons7 cloves of garlic2 1/4 tbs salt or to tasteI cook my own chickpeas.  To do that I soak them in water overnight or for a few hours.  Drain, rinse and boil in water [so they are submerged/covered in water].  Cook for 1 hr or until soft.pour into a high speed blender, such as VitaMix 5200 or Blendtec Total Blender [I used VitaMix, since it has a very handy temper that I used to push the ingredients down with]add remaining ingredientsBlend until smooth [be careful not to burn your blender's motor!]refrigerate and INDULGE! ;)