What's your favorite hummus recipe?

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  • bhancock1980
    bhancock1980 Posts: 1 Member
    Prepare how you normally would and add a roasted red pepper and caramelized garlic.
  • reyopo
    reyopo Posts: 210 Member
    I like it very simple and traditional, not too thick, and blended VERY smooth with LOTS of extra fresh lemon juice. Some amazing extra virgin olive oil drizzled on top. Hot sauce and cilantro are good additions, but I hate it with cumin. I'm gluten-free so I usually just eat it with red pepper and cucumber slices.

    The Trader Joe's varieties have added sugar, which creeps me out...
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    Highly recommend not using canned chickpeas. Start with dried peas and let them soak overnight, in the morning set up a crockpot and let them cook all day.
    I started doing this and haven't used the canned beans in a long time. I've found that 3 hours in the crockpot is enough to soften up the beans. I'll cook up a bunch of beans, portion into small sizes and freeze them so I always have some handy for making hummus.

    The downside to cooking the dry beans is dealing with the hulls (clear outer casing). If you put the cooked beans in water the hulls come to the top and you skim them off. You can blend the chick peas with the hulls still on, probably more fiber. If you remove the hulls the finished hummus has a smooth texture. The beans in the can are clean - the hulls have been removed by a machine.
  • Josette89
    Josette89 Posts: 244
    Roasted Red Bell Pepper Hummus. Your basic Hummus recipe (any of the ones given on the other responses) roast your bell pepper in the oven by wrapping in foil and letting it sit in the oven for a few minutes. Remove from the oven and let it cool a bit. Rub the skin off with a napkin being very careful, as it is still hot. Chop and puree and mix in the already aforementioned hummus. It's delicious. And if you like basil, try a sun dried tomato and basil.
  • jldunn713
    jldunn713 Posts: 41 Member
    Adding a roasted sweet potato makes the most divine hummus! I like it with curry powder too.
  • castle88
    castle88 Posts: 27
    mmmm love hummus! Bumping this - gonna have to try the roasted red pepper idea!

    I like to add a drizzle of honey/agave nectar to mine, its surprisingly good :)
  • Susan2BHealthier
    Susan2BHealthier Posts: 130 Member
    bump
  • Moyzilla
    Moyzilla Posts: 106 Member
    Roast a head of garlic and squeeze the "innards" from the cloves into any basic hummus recipe. So Good!
  • Shannafo
    Shannafo Posts: 121 Member
    love hummus can't wait to try these!! Thanks!!
  • girlznme
    girlznme Posts: 28
    Bump
  • halarson24
    halarson24 Posts: 23 Member
    My favorite is my recipe for balsamic black bean hummus...and because it is basically fat free, that gives you a bit more flexibility with your dippers!

    http://hollylarsonrd.blogspot.com/2012/06/decadent-dip-balsamic-black-bean-hummus.html

    Hope you love it as much as I do (excellent for parties, too!)

    Holly
  • sheri02r
    sheri02r Posts: 486 Member
    bump! :)
  • Cathy7794
    Cathy7794 Posts: 223 Member
    Mmm, love hummus! I might have to try all of these. :)
  • FlemishFairy
    FlemishFairy Posts: 16 Member
    try using eggplant instead of chickpea's. Tahin paste, lemon juice, garlic, paprika powder (hot), ground black pepper and olive oil.
  • sweetmommyofthree
    sweetmommyofthree Posts: 55 Member
    Can't wait to get some of these ingredients and start sampling this weekend.
  • lfm1968
    lfm1968 Posts: 44 Member
    bump
  • sunnymel126
    sunnymel126 Posts: 359 Member
    bump
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    1 can garbanzo beans drained (use the water to thin as required)
    Juice of 1/2 lime
    tahini - I don't measure - maybe 3 heaping tablespoons (why don't the recipes have tahini?))
    black pepper
    soy sauce
    red chili flakes
    pre-toasted cumin powder
    sun-dried tomato bits
  • Buckrussell
    Buckrussell Posts: 16
    I dump the drained can of chick peas in the food processor, add some lemon juice, a HUGE wad of garlic, a couple spoonfulls of tahini, a glug or two of olive oil, then run the processor and add back some of the liquid from the peas. I also through in some roasted pepper as well as some kosher salt and about 3 million grinds of black pepper, very very coarsely ground.
  • becabean
    becabean Posts: 49 Member
    these sound great will be trying some of these :):happy:
  • MoveTheMountain
    MoveTheMountain Posts: 764
    I'm a traditionalist:

    1 can chick peas
    1/4 cup tahini (or more, to taste)
    1-3 tbsp lemon juice
    2 cloves garlic
    1/8 cup of olive oil
  • MoveTheMountain
    MoveTheMountain Posts: 764
    Roast a head of garlic and squeeze the "innards" from the cloves into any basic hummus recipe. So Good!

    I do this and squeeze the innards into my mouth - roasted garlic is like candy!
  • BenderFitness
    BenderFitness Posts: 349
    So excited for this post!!!! I love hummus! I usually just buy it, but I am going to try making it. :)
  • 82ale
    82ale Posts: 32 Member
    Anyone try hummus deviled eggs? (Use your homemade hummus for the egg filling instead of yolks.) Yum!
  • EmmaR25
    EmmaR25 Posts: 33 Member
    Make a basic hummus recipe and then add some caramelised onion......yum!
  • LemonsAndCoffee
    LemonsAndCoffee Posts: 313 Member
    Bump. Was just wondering the other night if I should try making my own.......now I definitely want to give it a try!
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    Its always better to make your own - I got lazy yesterday and had a craving and bought some ready made and the oil content is so high, I missed losing another pound today

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