Hummus With Raspberry Vinegar Recipes

HUMMUS WITH RASPBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Heat oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onion, and sauté 5 minutes or until onion begins to brown.
• Add vinegar, bring to a boil, and cook 2 minutes or until vinegar evaporates.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Drain chickpeas, reserving ¼ cup liquid.
• Place chickpeas and chopped cilantro in a food processor, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Add onion mixture, ¼ cup reserved liquid, cumin, pepper, salt, and process until smooth.
• Garnish with cilantro sprigs if desired.
• Per serving (2 tablespoons): 44 calories, 2 grams protein, 1 gram fat (percentage of calories from fat, 27), 7 grams carbohydrates, no cholesterol, 75 milligrams sodium, 1 gram fiber.

CRANBERRY SAUCE WITH RASPBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan over medium-high heat.
• Bring to boil, stirring until sugar dissolves.
• Mix in cranberries, cinnamon stick and orange peel.
• Reduce heat, cover partially and simmer until berries burst, about 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Cool completely (sauce will thicken as it cools).
• Discard cinnamon stick.
• Can be prepared up to 1 week ahead; cover and chill.

RASPBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Wash the raspberries. Place into a bowl with some of the vinegar. Crush well with your hands.
• Add the remaining vinegar to well cover with a pinch of salt and set aside for two-four days.
• When ready to bottle, filter through a double or triple layer of cheesecloth, store for a year, ready immediately.

RASPBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• In a medium, nonreactive saucepan over low heat, warm the vinegar just until it begins to give off steam (do not bring to a boil).
• Put 1 pint of the raspberries into a fine sieve fitted over a sterilized 1/2-gallon clamp jar.
• Pour the warm vinegar over the berries and let it run into the jar, then add the berries to the jar.
• Allow the mixture to cool 20 to 30 minutes to room temperature, then seal and shake the jar gently.
• Set the jar out of direct sunlight and away from heat to steep for 4 days, shaking it every so often. While steeping, the vinegar will take on a raspberry hue and the fruit will lose most of its color.
• Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a large batter bowl with a handle or into a large, nonreactive saucepan.
• Rinse the jar and return the strained vinegar to it. Rinse the bowl or saucepan.
• Dump the fruit and rinse the sieve. Dampen a flat-bottom coffee filter, then line the sieve with the filter and fit it over the bowl or saucepan.
• Transfer the vinegar to flasks or bottles. Discard fruit.
• If you wish, spear 6 to 8 whole raspberries on a wooden skewer and put the skewer into the container before filling.
• The vinegar should be ready to use immediately, with a shelf life of at least 1 year.
• VARIATION: For Raspberry Lemon Thyme Vinegar, place 1 sprig fresh lemon thy me in a flask or bottle before adding the vinegar. Fill, seal, and steep out of direct sunlight and away from heat for 1 week before using or shipping.
• CRANBERRY VINEGAR Follow the recipe for Raspberry Vinegar, except substitute 4 cups (1 pound) fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped, for the raspberries. Decorate, if you wish, with skewers of whole cranberries.

RASPBERRY VINEGAR

Steps:

• Put the raspberries in a bowl and crush them lightly with a wooden spoon. Add the vinegar. Cover the bowl and let the fruit and vinegar steep for 4 to 5 days, stirring occasionally.
• Pour the fruit and vinegar into a jelly strainer bag or piece of cheesecloth suspended over a bowl (see p. 33) and let drain overnight. You can squeeze it a little if you like.
• Measure the liquid, then pour into a saucepan. For every cup of fruit vinegar, add 1 cup of sugar. Place over low heat and bring gently to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved. Boil for 8 to 10 minutes, removing any scum as it rises. Remove from the heat and let cool, then bottle and seal (see p. 125). Use within 1 year.
• Replace the raspberries with the same quantity of strawberries, black currants, or blackberries to create other fruit vinegars.

BALSAMIC HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in food processor.
• Blend/process until smooth.