Make Your Own Hummus
by Sally Andersen
When you make food items from scratch that are normally bought pre-made, you can be sure that you know exactly what is going into your body. No ingredients you can’t pronounce, no high-fructose anything, controlled sodium level, and flavor exactly to your tastes.
So I recommend to you creating your own hummus:
*Drain and rinse one can of chickpeas
*Drizzle with olive oil and blend with a potato masher, blender, food processor, or hand-held mixer; add a few tablespoons of warm water if mashing by hand
*Add your flavor choices such as garlic, salt, red peppers, eggplant, onion, etc.
*Finish blending or mashing until smooth
**Try replacing some of the olive oil with a flavored oil such as hot red pepper or basil oil
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June 11th, 2007 at 9:12 am
I just made an obscene amount of hummus last week because I accidentally soaked an entire bag of dried chickpeas (they spilled into the pot and once they were wet I didn’t know what to do) instead of the one cup I needed for falafel.
I like to use tahini and lemon juice but olive oil may help me out with the consistency.
June 14th, 2007 at 2:21 pm
I’ve made my own bean dip using black beans, white kidney beans (cannellinini beans), pinto beans, etc. I just blend with some olive oil, various spices and herbs. Serve with tortillia rounds (salt-free, if you can find them)!
I’ll have to try chickpeas.
July 13th, 2007 at 6:30 am
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April 23rd, 2008 at 11:22 am
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