Hello there.
We finally picked up a few groceries and what is the first thing I do?
Make homemade hummus!
As you may know, hummus is a food group for me. Other foods are just ways to get more hummus into my belly.
I present to you the Hummus Crackwich.
I felt bad for all those baby chicks I was eating…
Hardy-har-har. Lame joke, I know.
It has been wayyyyy too long since I made hummus. After tasting this, I wanted to kick myself for getting out of the habit.
Sweet + Sour Homemade Hummus
Ingredients:
- 1 large can (540 ml/2 cups) organic chickpeas
- Approx 1 tsp Apple Cider vinegar (regular vinegar also works)
- 1-1.5 tsp Mr. Spice Sweet and Sour Sauce (the secret ingredient revealed!)
- 1.5 tsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 garlic clove, minced or chopped fine
- Pinch of sea salt (to taste)
- A bit of water to thin out, if you think it is necessary
Directions: Drain and rinse chickpeas. Add all ingredients into the food processor and process until smooth scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Add a bit of water if you want to thin it out more.
[I spy Eric in the background!]
I love Mr. Spice. The products are salt free, but they taste incredible! I don’t know how he does it. :happy: I think I picked up this bottle in the organic/natural food section in Loblaws.
The hummus was deelish! You could make this recipe without the S+S sauce or perhaps put another kind of sauce into the mix! I was wondering what a BBQ hummus might taste like? Perhaps using roasted chickpeas? Might be worth trying next time…
Did you know there is such a thing as DESSERT hummus!? I must try to make this. What flavour should I attempt? Do you think it would taste good?
New food creations make me all warm inside. :blush:
I.LOVE.HUMMUS. ’nuff said :-)
Hummus is the food of life. Seriously!
I have never tried to make a sweet hummus but I do like it with orange slices. Sounds weird but it works!!!
Dessert hummus? Now thats a fun recipe to work with. Maybe a spiced vanilla or cinammon? Are you going to make some? Ohhhh….can’t wait to see whatcha come up with. FUN and YUM!
I just made a black bean hummus that was awesome! I so love hummus!! I agree, it does need its own food group!
If I scrolled down without reading, I might have thought that was ice cream. Yummmm.
I’ve attempted to make hummus before, but the reaction wasn’t good, and I made too much so I ended up throwing it out. D: I hated wasting it! I like a stronger tahini flavour in my hummus, I’ve found, so I guess I’ll grind up more sesame next time. (Yeah, I ground my own tahini. No, I don’t think it was especially effective.) I’ll try again next time… :S
Wei-Wei
OBVIOUSLY hummus is a food group! ;)
I love the idea of sweet & sour hummus, yum!
And YES I knew there was dessert hummus but have yet to try it!!! Though I think I need to, seeing as they are two of my favorite things!
xo
K
Dessert hummus?!
I think peanut butter would really lend itself well to chickpeas. Ooh, I may just have to attempt a peanut butter hummus recipe myself. I’m salivating just thinking about it!
Dessert hummus? What a wonderful idea! And what flavor….
Hmm…mm…. Fluffernutter?? (Like a fluffernutter sandwich… nutella and marshmallow!!!)
Could gourmet it up… use real hazelnuts… and not sure about the marshmallows… might just have to use plain ole ones…
I find getting the consistency of hummus perfect is tough. I make some pretty great baba ghanoush though!
http://gamereviewwiki.com/bikinibirthday/2010/05/13/day-108-baba-ghanoush/
I love getting creative with making spreads. The sweet & sour hummus is a great idea! :) I’ve been thinking about trying to make an avacado hummus. There’s no way you can go wrong with that flavour combo!
My favorite hummus is Trader Joe’s horseradish hummus. I can eat an entire tub in a sitting. It’s sooo good!
i agree hummus should be it’s own food group!
There should definitely be an added food group for hummus! And I agree…veggies/chips/crackers are just vehicles to get the hummus in mah belly!
I totally agree!! All other foods are just a vessel to eat my hummus! I love it so much, it is a staple in my house and I eat it on a daily basis pretty much. I have made my own, but I cheat a lot and buy it from the store because I go through it so fast. Your mixture sounds good though, I’ll have to give it a try :)
Hummus is a food group!!!! And my favorite hummus so far is Trader Joe’s jalapeno and cilantro. Try recreating that – if it’s anything like TJ’s, you’ll fall in love!
I feel like hummus I make at home is never that good at all, especially compared to the stuff I can get in a Greek restaurant. Maybe I just haven’t found the right recipe yet?
I agree- hummus should definitely be a food group!! I love the idea of the sweet & sour sauce mixed in-mmmm!
Okay — I have to try to make dessert hummus at some point! It makes me think of a much healthier version of “cheesecake dip”. The possibilities are endless!
I made chocolate/peanut butter dessert hummus. It was super good. My husband thought I was crazy, but once he tried it he realized I wasn’t. I definitely recommend trying it out.
Dessert hummus??? I don’t know about that…. :-)