hummus ideas?
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I have it on hot toast0
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This might sound weird but we were at a local festival ;ast year waiting in line at our favorite food truck to get some hummus and falafel when they competely ran out of pitas. Not caring we ordered 2 sides of falafel, one side of hummus, and used the falafel to dip into the hummus. That's the way I have been eating it ever since, and I get take out from then at least once a month. As it turns out I'm not the only one that does it that way.0
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I had a wonderful, filling lunch today for 290 calories: heated 5oz can of tuna (drained the water) with 2 tbs salsa and 1 tbs hummus then on the side 22 mini pretzel twists to dip in another 1 tbs of hummus. So yummy!0
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I spread it onto pita bread! Plain and simple but it is soo good. I could probably eat it like that everyday. I also use it as a dip for vegetables. Going to try the broccoli with hummus this weekend.0
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3 oz tuna, 2 Tablespoons Hummus, 1 tsp lemon juice. Eat with crackers (wasa is great)
i love tuna so i will be trying this soon!0 -
This might sound weird but we were at a local festival ;ast year waiting in line at our favorite food truck to get some hummus and falafel when they competely ran out of pitas. Not caring we ordered 2 sides of falafel, one side of hummus, and used the falafel to dip into the hummus. That's the way I have been eating it ever since, and I get take out from then at least once a month. As it turns out I'm not the only one that does it that way.
Nothing wrong with that!
I love humus with falafel - especially Egyptian-style (broad bean) falafels0 -
If you get into making your own hummus, and you have a pressure cooker, I recommend cooking your own chickpeas rather than using canned (less sodium that way, if that's an issue for you). I started doing this recently and am kind of stunned at how easy it is. No overnight soaking or anything required--just high pressure for 35 minutes and then natural release. If you make a big batch you can even freeze them, apparently, but so far I just tend to make enough for one batch of hummus plus a little extra to throw on salads.
I also saw that tip for peeling your chickpeas for a smoother consistency. I was seriously considering it when I remembered that I hate fidgety work like that and I don't mind the consistency with the skins....0 -
I love hummus so much that I even MAKE it when I can't get to the store to get the pre-made stuff. Basically you need Tahini (I've found it at health places, about 6-8 dollars per jar but there's atleast 50+ uses out of that jar since you don't use more than a Tablespoon or two), chickpeas or garbanzo beans, and some oil and whatever you want flavoured with it.. I usually add garlic to mine because I have an unhealthy love of garlic taste/smell.
However, when I get premade hummus, I put it on anything. Imagine a healthier/creamier dressing on your sandwich. I love mayonnaise..Like, heart it but the low fat tastes gross to me but sometimes I'll mix the hummus with the low-fat mayo and it doesn't taste as bad.
And as I don't like peanut butter (unless it's the natural peanut butter that has 1g of sugar in it), I'll eat celery or whatever with the hummus. I even hate red peppers but I love red pepper hummus xD. And yes, it's got a weird consistency to the stuff but I've grown to love it. I'd make it all the time if I knew where my tahini was xD0 -
I always have mine in a felafel wrap, with couscous, mixed beans and roasted peppers.
If i dont have tahini can i just throw in some roasted sesame sseds?0 -
@Zylahe I found this website that includes some possibilities of you trying to make a substitute tahini. Maybe you can try it out ^^
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/5456780
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