Hummus
My kids love hummus, they devour it whenever I serve it up for a snack. I pre-cook dried chickpeas and keep them in the freezer in portion-sized containers, ready to whizz this up quickly when required. Thaw the chickpeas first; a quick burst in the microwave will do it if you are really in a hurry.
Ingredients
400g can of chickpeas, drained (or equivalent soaked and cooked dried chickpeas)
1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tbs tahini (sesame seed paste)
3 tbs water
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
2 cloves garlic
salt and pepper
Method
1. Place all ingredients except the salt and pepper into a food processor and process until smooth. Add more lemon juice and/or water if necessary to make a smooth paste. Taste and add salt and pepper as desired.
2. Turn into a bowl and serve with vegetable sticks and/or crackers.
7 comments:
Mmmm yum, I love homemade hommus too! Your receipe is very similar to mine, except I usually add a bit of olive oil in there as well. I'm also one to just throw in a bit of this and a pour of that, rather than measure out ingredients - so each batch of hommus has a unique flavour!
Happy hommus eating,
Ally
www.happyearth.com.au
Hommus is a favourite in our household as well. My daughter loves it so much she would literally eat it till she is sick if I let her. I make a batch up each week - its so quick and easy. Freezing the chickpeas is a great idea thanks. I'll definately give that a go.
Cheers,
Tricia
What a coincidence, I was going to make some hummus today for a small gathering we are having. Thanks Julie!
Gav
I'm the only one in the household that like hummus. I've never tried it from scratch before. I wonder if it freezes well once made.
Yummm! I love hummus and recently started cooking all my own dried beans -- including garbanzos!
Just discovered your blog yesterday.It's wonderful. I am
going back thru starting with the
beginning. Your "transgressions" are my favorite part. Do you still
do that? I'm sure someone would torture you about those things, but
it is totally realistic.I often suffer burnout related to all things frugal/sustainable/natural/
recyclable/etc. Your hummus recipe
sounds better than mine that's for
sure.
Hi Ally,
I'm slowly learning to make things by eye and taste now rather than strict recipes, it's fun isn't it!
Hi Tricia,
My kids go nuts for it too. My Mum recently told me she eats it with pickles on sandwiches! Must try that (I think?).
Hi Gavin,
I hope it was nice :-)
Hi Daphne,
Hmm, I don't know if it would freeze, but you could make up small batches at a time? It lasts well in the fridge (up to a week).
Hi Mal,
Cooking your own beans is sure cheaper than buying them tinned isn't it?
Hi Kris,
I should start doing them again shouldnt I, just to keep it real! I'd forgotten about it actually, but it's good thing to do to keep myself focussed and grounded.
Cheers, Julie
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