[Sca-cooks] OT-freezing hummos, etc.

[Philip & Susan Troy]

lilinah at earthlink.net wrote:
>
> At June Crown, just this past weekend, i camped with several other
> Near Easterners. We all brought food to share. I have a whole bunch
> left over, and have begun a low-carbohydrate diet and can't eat
> several items i had gotten for other people to eat.
>
> So, can i freeze hummos? baba ganouj (a spread/dip of eggplant,
> tahini, and other stuff)?
>
> Then there's stuff that i can eat, just not as much as i have: fresh
> cilantro and fresh mint - can i freeze them? I heard once about doing
> greens and water in a blender then freezing them into ice cubes... Is
> there some other way?
>
> I made a batch of ajo blanco and have almost 2 liters left. Can i freeze it?
>
> I'll just have to give away the grapes, oranges, and carrots, since i
> assume freezing carrots myself will result in a vastly degraded
> outcome...

You can freeze any of the dips, but be aware that the olive and sesame
oils will probably tend to float loose upon thawing, and you may or may
not be able to re-emulsify them.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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