On Jody's rec I got a Vitamix which arrived today. I made my usual lunch smoothie, which had a nice little foam topping. Then I made this:
- roasted eggplant, halved and scored, roasted at 350 for 30 min
- Onion, same as above
- 3 garlic cloves put in for the last 5 min
Meanwhile I roasted 1 c unhulled sesame seeds over medium heat on a skillet, 5 min. And while doing that, I put juice of 2 lemons and 1 t. cumin and the garlic in the Vitamix for a spin. Then added 3 T olive oil, then the sesame seeds. They were pretty stubborn, even after I added the onion and the eggplant. It took a lot of tamping, and I think that hulled seeds would have produced a much smoother blend, much more quickly. And it would have come out of the Vitamix a lot more readily. Next time I will try adding vinegar, but I think it would take a lot of vinegar to loosen the mix up. And the tahini recipes all say to add water, so I should try that too.
I'm having it on top of black sesame crackers. Definitely rough-looking, and rather gritty, but I do think that unhulled sesame seeds are nutritious, and it tasted good.
