Hummus Help Please

Elainejk21

I am a hummus connoisseur! This is the best recipe I've found: http://smittenkitchen.com/blog/2013/01/ethereally-smooth-hummus/

You should try to use dried chickpeas. You can cook them in a crockpot if you don't want think about it--it just takes forever and you need to use a TON of water. Save the water to enhance soups and to add to the hummus if you need a bit more liquid. You can find dried chickpeas at most grocery stores--maybe in the Mexican section if not with regular beans. Less sodium, too.

Also, it seems crazy, but peeling the chickpeas seriously makes your hummus SOOOO much smoother. It tastes like the kind from the store.

YES on using dried chickpeas and YES on peeling them!! Peeling makes the consistency SO much better.

maggiemay22467

Love Hummus on toast for breakfast mmmmmmmmm

Curvimami

:flowerforyou: Mmmmm Hummus. Cant wait to try these recipes

Mustlovepugs11

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meryl135

I love hummus! (I basically lived on it while I was at school).

If you're in a time crunch - you can use store-bought plain hummus and add your own variations.

Some of my favourites are:

* adding a teaspoon of pesto to 1/3 cup plain hummus
* adding Frank's Red Hot Wing sauce
* adding fresh-squeezed lemon juice and dill (dried or fresh work fine)
* do half-half avocado and hummus for an even creamier alternative for mayonnaise
* the variations are endless

tajour

Our new favorite winner-winner-chicken-dinner recipe is super simple: All you have to do is take your favorite hummus (my personal fav is roasted red pepper) and spread it liberally all over some boneless chicken breasts in a baking dish. Sprinkle the top with a little paprika and fresh lemon juice and throw it in the oven for a half hour or so at 450° F.

We usually serve it over roasted yellow squash/zucchini medallions or an asparagus/red bell pepper medley. YUM!

rose_gian

of all the suggestions you have here blow, I think the best and easiest is to try hummus as a substitue for mayo in a tuna salad sandwich.

bobbinseed

My girlfriends are obsessed with this one Hummus I make, and here's the recipe I sent them...

Get your food processor (mandatory), and just keep it running….

1. Put in two garlic cloves and mince them up
2. Add one Can o’ DRAINED Chick Peas (I think mine were Goya). Recipes normally tell you to add the juice of the chickpeas, but I don’t.
a. Let your food processor blend this up for at LEAST a full minute if not two before proceeding
3. Add roughly 2 TBSP of oil SLOWLY while your machine is running. I used Wildtree’s Roasted Garlic Infused Grapeseed Oil. Frankly, I wouldn’t use any other oil, but that's just me.
a. Let your food processor blend this up for at LEAST a full minute before proceeding
4. Add the Sun Dried Tomato Pesto pictured below. I did 2-3 heaping spoonfuls.
5. Add a dash of salt if you feel it needs it.
6. Run your processor another minute or so.
7. Refrigerate an hour or more before serving.

Sounds amazing thanks for the recipe!

arewethereyet

Italian Hummus

Ingredients
1 (15-ounce) can cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
2 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/3 cup olive oil, plus 4 tablespoons
1/4 cup (loosely packed) fresh Italian parsley leaves
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
6 pitas
1 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.


Place the beans, garlic, lemon juice, 1/3 cup olive oil, and parsley in the work bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the mixture is coarsely chopped. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Transfer the bean puree to a small bowl.

Cut each pita in half and then into 8 wedges. Arrange the pita wedges on a large baking sheet. Pour the remaining oil over the pitas. Toss and spread out the wedges evenly. Sprinkle with the oregano, salt, and pepper. Bake for 8 to 12 minutes, or until toasted and golden in color.



Serve the pita toasts warm or at room temperature alongside hummus

AlongCame_Molly

where do you get your tahini?

I get it from Stater Bros. Its here in California. Dont know if you know it or not.

I also saw it at Fry's (Kroger) a few days ago.

krystina_letitia9

BUMP for the amazing hummus recipes

keem88

delish on a sandwich inplace of mayo
with cheese and crackers

katevarner

bumping for the recipes--thanks!

5pmsomewherenow

I spread hummus on Wasa Crisps ( 3 of them = 70 calories for the 7 grain) then top with lentil salad or tabouleh - YUM!
Works great on a sandwich instead of mayo.

meeper123

Red pepper hummus

2 cups chickpeas
Cumin to taste
1/2 cup tahini
1 cup roasted red peppers ( I buy them in water for lower cals)
lemon juice to taste
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 cloves garlic

Blend well in food processor adding water as needed until you reach a creamy texture

nfin8loops

also this sounds weird but try a grilled cheese with hummus in it, the cheese and hummus melt in together and it makes an amazing sandwich

That sounds amazing. Definitely filling this away in the rolodex for the next grocery trip.

takumaku

Imho Tahini is overrated. I prefer using almond butter or flaxseed.

meeper123

where do you get your tahini?

Wal-Mart doesn't have it but its usually by the peanut butter I go to Fred Meyers

meeper123

Imho Tahini is overrated. I prefer using almond butter or flaxseed.

never thought to try almond butter

SyntonicGarden

You can use it instead of mayo in sandwiches.

I use a recipe that i found.

2 cans of chickpeas
1/2 cup of Tahini
1/4 cup of Olive oil
Paprika
Lemon ( depends on how tangy you want it, use at least 1 )
And also depending on how much garlic you want. I use like 3 or 4 depending on the size.

This recipe looks similar to the one I use, with the exception being that I sometimes add garlic as well. Some people add roasted peppers, but if you're not a roasted pepper person, it's gross.