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Hommus is super easy to make (or I wouldn't make it) and it's really healthy too which is just a bonus.
Hommus Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tin chick peas
- 4 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1-2 cloves garlic or substitute out some of the oil for garlic oil
- salt to taste
- lemon juice to taste - substitute white wine vinegar and verjuice mix, the verjuice helps to tone down the vinegar flavour, start with 2 tablespoons and adjust to taste
- 1/4 cup of water
NB: Most hommus recipes call for tahini, a sesame seed paste. I don't use tahini enough to justify buying it so I use sesame seeds instead. It works a treat but if you want to use tahini instead you can, use 1-2 tablespoons.
Method
Add all ingredients into your food processor and blend. Taste and adjust flavour by adding more salt or lemon juice. If the mixture is too thick add a tablespoon of water at a time.
Serve chilled with fresh vegetable sticks. Today I used carrot, celery, capsicum (peppers) and kohlrabi.
Did you know that chick peas were a very important staple food for the Romans? I wonder if they made hommus.
I never thought of adding sesame seeds (great idea) and always skipped the tahini (too expensive!). Will try this again for Friday's Fashion Revolution Day event. I'm bringing the food too!
ReplyDeleteI hope it works as well for you as it does for me, let me know how it goes down at your big event. I wish I could be there!
DeleteI love hummus, but I've never made it form scratch. This looks so easy and I bet the flavor is amazing!
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It's super easy and such a crowd pleaser, give it a go the next time you need a dip.
DeleteI make my hummus from scratch too, because it is ridiculously expensive in India. I do make my own tahini as well, which is as easy as making hummus, and it stores in an airtight container in the fridge long enough. Tahini is nothing but sesame seeds and a little sesame oil that have been blitzed to a cream in the blender.
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried making my own tahini yet but I must give it a go at some point.
DeleteOh yum!! I LOVE hummus, but have never tried making it. I love the idea of using sesame seeds instead of tahini, and I just cooked up some chick peas, so guess what I'll be making today? :) Lisa
ReplyDeleteCooked chick peas are so much yummier then tinned ones. And if you really want to go the extra mile roasting your garlic first is awesome. Enjoy your afternoon!
DeleteMmm! Roasted garlic! Next time... I already made it and it's so good!! This is going to be one of my kitchen staples, it's so easy! What do you think about first blending the sesame seeds with the liquids to get them nice and creamy? I had a hard time getting them blended all the way. Thanks again for the recipe! :) Lisa
DeleteDefinitely give it a go! I'd try just the oil and sesame seeds first and then add the other liquids from there :o) My food processor is one of those small stick blender accessories and it's fairly new so the blades are still at their best which may account for it working so well on the sesame seeds for me. I'm so glad you enjoyed it.
DeleteWe love hummus! I have yet to try to make my own so I will pin this and see if my daughter wants to help make a healthy snack.
ReplyDeleteThe best part is that it tastes like it's a naughty snack =D I hope you both have fun making and eating it.
DeleteYummy!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Hope to see you tomorrow! Pinned!
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