What is a good recipe for hummus dip, can you use canned beans? and besides chips, what else can you dip in it

Question

I heard that hummus has a great healthy reputation, so I wanna try it for myself, but I dont like buying it off the shelves, as they normally have additives that I could omit if I made it myself

Answer 1

It is made with pureed chick peas, garlic, salt, tahini (sesame seed paste), and lemon juice - you can also add for different flavorings olive oil, cumin, red pepper, roasted red peppers, different types of herbs, etc. - things that you like to zip it up a notch. You can find all kinds of recipes with a google search. Try a site like All Recipes or something - Enjoy! - it is a yummy healthy dip!

Personally I love the pita chips with hummus - they just seem to go very well together. Also good crusty French bread sliced up always goes well with hummus. You can even use veggies to dip in the hummus - celery, bell pepper pieces, carrots, sliced squash, etc.

Answer 2

There are plenty of fresh hummus brands in the supermarket. I know that the main ingredient are chick peas and then you add what you want. I love scallion hummus. I would google "recipe for hummus". Hummus is mostly used on pita bread.

Answer 3

A friend from Turkey made a dip of hummus with mashed up chick peas in it. I'm not a fan of chick peas but it was delicious! Lots of garlic and spices! And healthy too. They dip hunks of bread in it.

Answer 4

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/hummus-iii/detail.aspx

Try this link there are a few hummus recipes there. I"ve only had hummus a couple times and I really liked it. I ate it with soft pita bread which you can make crunchy if you like it crunchy I'm sure. Good luck.

Answer 5

you can used canned beans, in fact for me that's preferable. for dippers what about a fresh veggie platter. celery, carrots, peppers, cucumber, tomatoes.