Hummus, do you have a great recipe?

Question

I have some wonderful pita chips from Trader Joes and I want to dip them in hummus! Would this be a good idea? Can I dip veggies as well? Have a little hummus party? Would that be fun? Do you have a hummus recipe that is worthy of a party of it's own?

Answer 1

All those things sound wonderful with hummus. Most hummus recipes I've found have a sesame paste called tahini in them. Where I live, tahini can be difficult to find and extremely expensive when you do find it. I use Alton Brown's recipe that substitutes peanut butter for tahini and I think it tastes great.

Turbo Hummus

2 to 3 cloves garlic
1 can garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained and liquid reserved
2 to 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
A handful fresh parsley leaves
1 lemon, zested and juiced
Pinch freshly ground black pepper
Pinch kosher salt
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

Chop the garlic finely in a food processor. Add the beans and 1/2 of the reserved liquid and process finely or to desired consistency. Add the peanut butter, parsley, lemon zest and juice, black pepper, and salt. Process until it forms a paste. Drizzle in the olive oil and process until it reaches the consistency of mayonnaise.

Enjoy!

Answer 2

This recipe is from the Barefoot Contessa cookbook - it's really easy and good. It should go really well with either the pita chips or cut up vegetables. Hope you like it!

2 cups canned chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
4 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup tahini (sesame paste)
6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
2 tablespoons water or liquid from the chickpeas
8 dashes tabasco sauce

Place all the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until the hummus is coarsely pureed. Taste for seasoning and serve chilled or at room temperature.

Answer 3

Here are a few Hummus recipes for ya! You can try out whatever you're in the mood for.

Avocado Hummus
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Ingredients:
1 can of chickpeas
1 avocado
5 T tahini
3 T olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon (or more to taste)
3/4 C water
4 or 5 cloves of garlic
salt/pepper to taste

Combine all ingredients in blender or food processor. Blend until smooth.

Hummus With Black Beans and Chickpeas
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2 cups black beans, rinsed and drained well if canned
1 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained well if canned
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1/4 cup olive oil

In a food processor purée ingredients until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Chill until ready to serve.

The Best Hummus Recipe:
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2 cloves garlic
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drain and reserve liquid
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 1/2 tablespoons tahini
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoons light sour cream

Mince garlic in the bowl of a food processor.
Add 2 tblsp.
reserved liquid and remaining ingredients.
Process until smooth, adding additional reserved liquid as needed to reach desired consistency.

Enjoy ;-) !

Answer 4

thanks for asking this question.
and it came with recipes ;}

fresh warm pita is my favorite.

all good suggestions