Can hummus be made with just sesame seeds and not sesame seed paste (tahini)?

Question

Sorry, I should have clarified. Yeah, it's made with chickpeas, but tahini is an extra ingrediant. Only I don't have tahini, I only have sesame seeds!

Zee99 - that's what i thought I could do! Cheers!

Answer 1

Yep, but you should crush them to get the oils out and bring out the flavour.

So, can of chickpeas, a handful of crushed sesame seeds, a dash or olive oil, a clove of garlic, salt, pepper and, if you're feeling cheeky, a sprinkling of paprika – whizz in a blender and there you have it!

ADDITIONAL THING: I'd recommend serving on half a toasted bagel with a slice of beef tomato (you can grill this for a few minutes to soften it slightly), then add a slice of avocado (cold) to the top. Mouthwatering and dead easy.

Answer 2

No. You have to put alot of sesame seeds in the recipe to make a small amount of houmous and add oil to that. It is easier using tahini which is the real thing.

Jamie Oliver makes hummus without tahini tastes as good and has little fat.

Smash chickpeas in a blende add a little olive oil , a clove of garlic , chopped red chilly and some cumin.

Answer 3

Good day,

Not sure if you mean whole sesame seed or crushed ones. You surely can make hummus with crushed sesame seeds as this is what tahini is. Just whack them (soaked or not) in the blender and hey presto! instant Tahini! Note: It's very bitter, so not too pleasant on its own.

If you're talking about using whole sesame seeds, then you'll end up with chick pea mash and sesame seeds. I once tried to do hummus only with chick pea mash (to avoid the extra calories) but it didn't taste anything like hummus.

Regards,

Answer 4

Smash up your sesame seeds in a grinder, and add them for the flavour.
One time when I had run out of Tahini, I added peanut butter to my pureed chick peas - it worked a treat, and is an interesting variation.

Answer 5

Hummus is made with chick peas (garbanzo beans) not sesame seeds. Tahini is made with sesame seeds.

Answer 6

Zee may be onto something (see above) but I really think you ought to wait till you DO have tahini rather than using seeds. Your question is identical to asking if you can use whole peanuts for a peanut sauce calling for peanut butter - no, you can't.
Tahini can be found in any major grocery store where they sell peanut butter (or in the foreign foods section)

Answer 7

Of course not. Hummus base ingredient is Tahini

Answer 8

Just put in a little bit of vinegar, and sesame seeds, olive oil and blend, that is "mock Tahini" if you have horseradish, throw a teeny pich of that in... don't forget the garlic!
tastes great with olive oil and paprika!
I have a great recipe for EckMeck (turkish flatbread) if you are interested. - anyone? email ,me, I'll be happy to share


ENJOY!

Answer 9

my mum always made hummus with tahini paste as one of the ingredents....never saw her use just sesame seeds....couldnt imagine that it would be quite as smooth with the seeds

Answer 10

if you have a spice grinder or coffee grinder, pop the sesame seeds in that, that should grind them up enough to put into the hummus, I think if you put them straight in the food processor they will still stay piecey, good luck