Hummus recipe?

[Owlie]

Done! I think that if I keep trying to make anything out of chickpeas, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a food processor. The falafel I made in September were a nightmare. Tasty, but a nightmare.

It's a little wet (because blender and owner of blender are stupid), but it tastes good. Probably just under 1.5 cups cooked chickpeas, a tablespoon or so of oil, too much water, 1.5 lemons, though a little more would have been better, 3 tbs of tahini, 3 cloves of garlic. (I should have added a bit more. Yes, I have a problem.) Instead of adding cayenne, I added a whole jalapeno and plenty of cumin. It's a little more like sauce than dip, but I think that might work a bit better for the vegetables/bell peppers I plan on dipping in it. The chips can have the last couple tablespoons of roasted garlic hummus in the fridge!

[withm]

Done! I think that if I keep trying to make anything out of chickpeas, I'm going to have to bite the bullet and buy a food processor. The falafel I made in September were a nightmare. Tasty, but a nightmare.

It's a little wet It's a little more like sauce than dip, but I think that might work a bit better for the vegetables/bell peppers I plan on dipping in it. The chips can have the last couple tablespoons of roasted garlic hummus in the fridge!

Well you could put it back into the blender and add another tablespoon of tahini. That would thicken it up. Or even another tablespoon of olive oil would help to get the texture you are looking for.

[Tri Girl]

I have a Magic Bullet that I make my hummus in. I think one day I'll buy a food processor, but the Magic Bullet works for now.

My favorite recipe lately is pizza hummus. 1C chickpeas, 1/4 cup pizza sauce, some garlic, some salt and 1T of olive oil. mmmmmm... I put it on pumpernickel bread and make mini pizzas with it.

I also made taco hummus the other day. I just put some taco seasoning, 1C chickpeas, 1T olive oil, salt, pepper, and a bit of chili powder. mmmmm....

I like experimenting with different hummus flavors since I'm vegan and beans are the biggest staple of my protein intake. I made black bean hummus the other day and it was ok, but not my favorite.

[OakLeaf]

IME black beans need a different combination of seasonings. Plenty of cumin and garlic, maybe a little coriander and red pepper, no parsley, no tahini.

[ehirsch83]

We make hummus on a weekly basis.

Don't have a recipe though- do it all by taste.

I can tell you that first blending your chickpeas, tahini and olive oil is important.- Do tahini by taste(i add more as needed). I find that olive oil really helps with the consistency as it sits.

I then add salt and lemon juice to taste and from there add in other ingredients.

We have recently made a 7 pepper hummus, a basil-garlic-lemon hummus, an olive hummus and also a roasted poblano, avocado and garlic.

You can be as creative as you want! If you think it will taste good- there is a good chance it will

Be creative and have fun- just remember start in moderation, blend- taste- and continue from there

[WindingRoad]

Another thing I recently learned about making hummus is to add boiling water slowly to the Tahini in a separate bowl. You have to stir in the hot water slowly and it makes the tahini get very creamy and fluffy. When you blend it in the whole thing is lighter and fluffier so I don't need to add the extra olive oil and it makes it lower fat.