- 2 cups cooked, drained chickpeas (or canned chickpeas)
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
Method:
To make basic hummus, simply whirr all ingredients to taste in a blender. Start with a small spoonful of tahini and only a little seasoning, and adjust to taste. Store the hummus in an airtight container in the fridge, covered with a little more olive oil.
Hummus Variations
Basics aside, hummus is a very versatile concoction. Experiment with seasonings—add salt, paprika, cumin, curry powder or garam masala. Curried hummus makes a tasty addition to salad-filled pita breads.
For an extra veggie kick, blend equal parts of hummus and mashed or pureed cooked pumpkin. Roasted red pepper hummus is another popular variant often sold in delis—to make it, grill a halved red pepper until blackened, then pull off the skin and blend the flesh into the hummus. Sundried or semi-sundried tomatoes can also be blended into the dip.
To encourage children to try the unique taste and texture of hummus, soften the flavour by mixing equal parts of hummus and natural yoghurt to make a creamier dip.
Serving Hummus
Hummus is traditionally served with crudites (chopped vegetables) as a dip. However, it can also be used to fill pitas, eaten on crackers or with crisps or felafel, spread on bread in place of peanut butter or, if the mixture in thin, used as a sauce on rice dishes and curries. Hummus may be served hot or cold.
Serve pumpkin hummus in the hollowed pumpkin shell. The dip can also be presented in a folded tortilla or curved lettuce leaf. Middle Eastern restaurants often garnish dishes of hummus with whole chickpeas, paprika or chopped boiled eggs.
Serve tomato salsa, hummus and guacamole with breadsticks and crudites for a delicious vegan party platter.
Read more at Suite101: Recipe for Homemade Hummus: How to Make a Healthy, Delicious Vegetarian Chickpea Dip http://www.suite101.com/content/homemade-hummus-a56572#ixzz12mZopSKy
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