Alton Brown's Turbo Hummus

Ingredients
2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and liquid reserved
2 to 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
A handful fresh parsley leaves
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Pinch kosher salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Directions
Chop the garlic finely in a food processor. Add the beans and 1/2 of the reserved liquid and process finely or to desired consistency. Add the peanut butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, black pepper, and salt. Process until it forms a paste. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until it reaches the consistency of mayonnaise.

Results:
I tried this recipe out because lately I've been consuming a large amount of store-bought hummus, and decided it would save money if I did it myself. The recipe is especially appealing because it replaces the very elusive tahini with peanut butter, and who doesn't have peanut butter in their cabinet? Actually, the only ingredient I didn't already have was a lemon and fresh parsley, so the total cost for this was: $1.50.

Anyway the results: first off, because I don't have a food processor, I used a stick blender (my favorite kitchen appliance next to Mr. Coffee). Well, it did the job, but not without occasionally sending globs of hummus flying around the kitchen, and I never could reach the "consistency of mayonnaise." Also, I used a large handful of the parsley because I figure I have smaller hands then my man Alton. Don't do that. The hummus is good, but is a very unappealing pea-green color. Finally, some comments have suggested using 1/2 olive oil and 1/2 sesame oil to make it taste more like tahini (which is paste make from sesame seeds). It also doesn't taste like store-bought hummus in the way that cookies from the store and cookies from the stove taste differently. They both taste good, but different. It would be interesting to see what the difference tahini would make. All-in-all, it was very quick, easy, and good, but I don't think this recipe would satisfy someone looking for an authentic-tasting hummus.