Hummus, a delectable Middle Eastern chickpea dip, has captured the hearts of food enthusiasts worldwide. This creamy, flavorful spread, often served as a dip or spread, is not only a culinary delight but also a nutritional powerhouse. Join us on a culinary journey as we unveil the secrets behind this beloved dish and present a collection of hummus recipes that will tantalize your taste buds. From classic hummus to innovative variations infused with herbs, spices, and unique ingredients, this article offers a diverse selection of recipes that cater to every palate. Discover the art of creating smooth, velvety hummus using simple techniques and readily available ingredients. Embark on an exploration of flavors as we guide you through the process of crafting traditional hummus, experimenting with roasted red pepper hummus, and indulging in the zesty delight of spicy hummus. Whether you're a seasoned hummus aficionado or a curious culinary explorer, this comprehensive guide will equip you with the knowledge and inspiration to create exceptional hummus dishes that will leave a lasting impression on your taste buds.
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EASY HOMEMADE HUMMUS
It's so easy to make your own hummus! Homemade hummus only takes 5 minutes and tastes better than store-bought. All you need are chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and a food processor.
Provided by Elise Bauer
Categories Appetizer Side Dish Snack Dip Freezer-friendly Make-ahead Quick and Easy Chickpea Dip Garbanzo Bean Hummus Tahini
Time 5m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Serve: Spoon into serving dish, swirl a little olive oil over the top and sprinkle with garnishes-a little paprika, toasted pine nuts, or chopped fresh parsley. Serve with crackers, raw dip vegetables such as carrots or celery, or with toasted pita bread. To toast pita bread, cut the pita bread into triangles, brush with olive oil and toast for 10 minutes in a 375°F oven, turning them over half-way through the cooking.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 179 kcal, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 294 mg, Sugar 2 g, Fat 11 g, ServingSize Makes about 3 cups, UnsaturatedFat 0 g
HUMMUS - (CHICK-PEA DIP WITH PARSLEY AND PINE NUTS)
Steps:
- 1. On a cutting board mince and mash the garlic to a paste with the salt. 2. In a food processor purée the chick-peas with the garlic paste, the tahini, the lemon juice, 1/4 cup of the oil, and 1/2 cup water, scraping down the sides, until the hummus is smooth and add salt to taste. 3. Add water, if necessary, to thin the hummus to the desired consistency and transfer the hummus to a bowl. 4. In the food processor, cleaned, purée the remaining 1/4 cup oil with the parsley until the oil is bright green and the parsley is minced transfer the parsley oil to a small jar. 5. The hummus and the parsley oil may be made 3 days in advance and kept covered and chilled. 6. Divide the hummus between shallow serving dishes and smooth the tops. 7. Drizzle the hummus with the parsley oil and sprinkle it with the pine nuts. 8. Serve the hummus with the pita. Makes about 4 cups.
HUMMUS- "CHICK PEA DIP"
Growing up, we ate this almost every Saturday morning for breakfast along with a smorgasbord of other items on the table. Traditionaly Middle Easterners will serve it one of two ways. 1. Brown ground lamb & onions seasoned with salt, pepper, allspice & a tad of nutmeg. Spoon over hummus. 2. Brown 3 tbsp pine nuts or slivered almonds in 2 tbsp butter. Sprinkle over hummus.
Provided by Muna Escobar @supermomma5
Categories Dips
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Simmer chick peas for 5 minutes.
- Drain, reserve liquid.
- Place chick peas, tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic powder, salt & cumin in food processor.
- Pulse until smooth.
- Taste & add seasonings as needed. If mixture is too thick you can add some of the reserved liquid.
- Place hummus onto a serving platter.
- Garnish with addtional olive oil & freshly snipped parsley.
- This is great served with radishes, carrots, red pepper strips, pickles and toasted pita bread.
- Tahini, which is a sesame seed paste, can usualy be found in grocery stores in the international foods section. A friend of mine uses peanut butter in place of it with satisfying results.
CLASSIC HUMMUS WITH FRIED CHICKPEAS AND PARSLEY OIL
The base of this dip is a beautiful classic hummus recipe that can be dressed up in so many ways. If you are very short on time, substitute store-bought hummus and fry up canned chickpeas.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 9h40m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Cover the chickpeas with 4 cups water in a large pot with 1 teaspoon baking soda and refrigerate 8 hours or up to overnight to soak.
- Strain the chickpeas and discard the soaking liquid. Rinse the chickpeas and return them to the pot. Add the remaining teaspoon baking soda and water to cover by about 3 inches over the chickpeas. Bring to a boil over high heat, then turn the heat down to a simmer and cook, skimming off and discarding any foam that rises to the surface. Cook the chickpeas until tender but still hold their shape, about 30 minutes. Remove 1 cup of chickpeas from the pot with a slotted spoon. Drain well and reserve on a paper towel-lined plate to dry. Continue cooking the remaining chickpeas until they are mostly intact and soft and creamy (not crumbly) when pressed between a thumb and forefinger, about 10 minutes more. If the liquid boils off too much while cooking, add more water to cover and continue to cook.
- Meanwhile, make the parsley oil. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add the parsley leaves and cook 10 seconds, then drain. Immediately run the parsley under very cold water to cool it completely, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Squeeze out the excess liquid and then transfer to a paper towel-lined plate to dry.
- When the chickpeas are done cooking, strain them and discard the liquid. Let the chickpeas sit in the strainer to drain and dry out for 5 minutes. Put the chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor along with the tahini, lemon juice, garlic and 1 3/4 teaspoons salt and process until the mixture is a paste, scraping down the bowl as necessary. With the motor running, slowly pour in 1/4 cup of the ice water and continue to process, adding more water by the tablespoon as necessary, until the mixture is smooth and light, about 5 minutes. The hummus should be slightly loose because it will firm up as it sits.
- Transfer the hummus to a shallow bowl and cover by lightly pressing plastic wrap directly onto the surface; set aside until ready to serve. (The hummus can also be made a day ahead and refrigerated. Bring to room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.)
- Put the cooked parsley leaves in a blender along with 1/2 cup olive oil and puree until the parsley is fine and the oil green, about 5 minutes. Transfer the parsley oil to a small bowl and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface. Parsley oil can be used right away, or held at room temperature up to 6 hours
- Just before serving, fry the chickpeas. Heat the remaining 1/2 cup oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat for about 2 minutes. Pat the reserved chickpeas dry with a clean towel and carefully add them to the skillet. (The oil will bubble up for a few seconds.) Fry, shaking the pan occasionally, until browned and crisp, 7 to 9 minutes. Transfer the chickpeas to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Immediately sprinkle with the lemon zest, cayenne, cumin and some salt; toss to coat.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the reserved hummus. Make a shallow circular indentation with the back of a spoon in the center of the hummus. Mound the fried chickpeas in the center of the hummus. Drizzle with the parsley oil, spooning most of it around the edges of the hummus.
JOE'S HUMMUS WITH PINE NUTS
Simple but great hummus recipe.
Provided by JOEKLUGER
Categories Appetizers and Snacks Dips and Spreads Recipes Hummus Recipes
Time 20m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat a small skillet over medium heat. Toast pine nuts in skillet, stirring frequently, until fragrant and beginning to brown, 3 to 5 minutes.
- Blend chickpeas, reserved liquid, lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, tahini, garlic, cumin, paprika, salt, and crushed peppercorns in a food processor until smooth. Stir toasted pine nuts into the puree. Drizzle olive oil over the hummus.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 206.1 calories, Carbohydrate 14.5 g, Fat 15.3 g, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 147.6 mg, Sugar 0.5 g
HUMMUS WITH TOASTED PINE NUTS, CUMIN SEEDS, AND PARSLEY OIL
Categories Appetizer Quick & Easy Pine Nut Chickpea Sesame Parsley Gourmet Vegan Vegetarian Pescatarian Dairy Free Wheat/Gluten-Free Peanut Free Soy Free No Sugar Added Kosher
Yield Makes about 4 cups
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a blender or small food processor purée 1/4 cup parsley with 1/4 cup oil. Pour mixture through a fine sieve set over a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids.
- In a small baking pan toast pine nuts and cumin seeds, stirring occasionally, until nuts are golden, about 10 minutes.
- In a colander rinse and drain chick-peas and in a food processor purée 1/2 cup with garlic until garlic is finely minced. Add tahini, water, lemon juice, salt, remaining chick-peas, and remaining 1/2 cup olive oil and purée until smooth. Recipe may be prepared up to this point 3 days ahead. Keep hummus and parsley oil chilled, covered, and pine nuts and cumin seeds in an airtight container at room temperature. Bring parsley oil to room temperature before using.
- Strip leaves from additional parsley sprigs. Divide hummus between 2 shallow dishes and smooth tops. Drizzle hummus with parsley oil and sprinkle with parsley, pine nuts, and cumin seeds.
- Serve hummus with pita toasts.
SPICY CHICKPEA DIP (HUMMUS)
This is one of those easy dip recipes that can be throw together rather quickly. You can skip the cayenne pepper if you wish; its still yummy.
Provided by Loves2Teach
Categories Vegetable
Time 5m
Yield 4 cups of dip, 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the garlic, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, and salt in a food processor or blender and puree until the garlic is finely chopped (if preparing by hand, finely dice and mash the garlic, then mix with the other ingredients).
- Add the chickpeas and continue mixing to a smooth paste.
- Garnish with the cayenne pepper.
- Served at room temperature or chilled.
Tips:
- For the smoothest hummus, use dried chickpeas that have been soaked overnight. Canned chickpeas can also be used, but they will not produce as smooth a hummus.
- If you don't have tahini, you can use a mixture of peanut butter and olive oil.
- To make the hummus more flavorful, roast the chickpeas before blending them.
- Add some chopped fresh herbs, such as parsley, cilantro, or mint, to the hummus for a pop of flavor.
- Serve the hummus with pita bread, vegetables, or crackers.
Conclusion:
Hummus is a delicious and versatile dip that can be enjoyed as an appetizer, snack, or side dish. It is a good source of protein, fiber, and healthy fats. With a few simple ingredients, you can make a delicious hummus that is sure to please everyone.
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