Everybody loves hummus! By making it yourself you not only save money, but you can tailor it to taste exactly how you want. I love mine with bursting with garlic and lemon, but you can reduce the quantities a little if you so desire. There are also many variations of hummus, harissa and basil are my two favourites. Please note that hummus freezes well, so feel free to triple the recipe – then freeze what you don’t use.
Hummus
Cooking Time: Prep 20min plus overnight soaking, 40min cooking
Number of Serves: 10
Instructions:
Ingredients:
350g of dried chick peas (3 cups of cooked chick peas) (BEANSG1)
2 cloves of fresh chopped garlic (GARWP)
2 teaspoons of ground cumin (CUMGPP)
¼ cup of tahini (TAH)
¼ cup of olive oil (OLIOEV)
5 tablespoons lemon juice (LEMJ2)
1 ½ teaspoons of salt (SALT2R)
Up to 100mL of water
Whole cumin seeds to serve (CUMWPP)
For the Varitaions
Frozen IQF basil (BAS250)
Harissa paste (PASTEH)
Step by Step:
Soak chickpeas overnight in cold water.
Drain the chickpeas and place in large pot with 4 litres of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for 30 to 40 minutes, skimming off any foam that rises to the top. Once done they should be very tender, breaking up easily when pressed between your thumb and forefinger.
Drain chickpeas and rinse with cold water to cool down.
Place garlic, cumin, tahini, olive oil, salt and lemon in your food processor and process for 30 seconds on high.
Add the chickpeas and blend on high adding enough water to form a very smooth creamy paste. This can take two to three minutes.
I like to serve my hummus with some whole cooked chickpeas and whole cumin seeds fried in some olive as pictured.
Variations
Basil – simply take out the cumin and add 1 cup of frozen basil and an extra 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
Harissa - a hot sauce or paste used in North African cuisine, made from chilli peppers, paprika, and olive oil. Simply add ¾ cup of harissa at the first stage of blending. Note - you probably need to add less water because of this.
Ingredients you can buy here:
| Product Code | Title | Price | Add to Lists | Add to Order | In Stock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEANSG1 | Chick peas (garbanzo) | $0.00 | |||
| GARWP | Garlic whole peeled frozen iqf **Frozen** | $0.00 | |||
| CUMGPP | Cumin seeds ground essente stand up pouch | $0.00 | |||
| TAH | RESTRICTED PRODUCT | $0.00 | |||
| OLIOEV | Olive oil extra virgin spanish loreto | $0.00 | |||
| LEMJ2 | Lemon juice | $0.00 | |||
| SALT2R | Salt fine | $0.00 | |||
| CUMWPP | Cumin seeds whole essente pouch pack | $0.00 | |||
| BAS250 | Basil iqf frozen **Frozen** | $0.00 | |||
| PASTEH | Paste harissa sauce (hot) lindo turkey | $0.00 |
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