Houmous Variations suggestions

nyeb2007

Hi all

I would normally make my own variations of Houmous depending on what I had in the fridge/press - roasted peppers, chilli, garlic, lemon whatever I can lay my hands on!!

So tonight I am up in my parents and Da popped to Lidl and I asked him to grab one and he got the lemon and coriander one and I have to say it is vile - am gonna play around with it tomorrow and see can I get it tasting anyway right.

So what flavours of houmous do you make - please include recipes if available

Thanks in advance

Planet X

I've never made it with anything else.........but chickpeas, but I've heard of people making it with Kidney Beans etc.
Worth a try?
Saw some guy on "Come Dine With Me" making it with 100% chickpeas, doesn't work!
ie. no Tahina!

Shenshen

Lidl's houmous isn't great, and they've only got the lemon and coriander or plain stuff.

I haven't made any myself yet, but bought some Tahini recently, so I might give it a try on the weekend.
Can anyone suggest any stunning recipes, before I start browsing recipe pages?

catho_monster

I usually skip the tahini tbh...
Just stick the tin of chickpeas in the food processor with lots of really good olive oil, lemon juice and chopped fresh parsley. bit o' salt and pepper and away I go.
Its probably not 'real' hummous, but I love it.

DonnieScribbles

I find it much better with tahini, though I've often made it without. It's much richer with it. I make hummus maybe once or twice a week (use it all the time!) and this is my basic, fail-safe recipe:

2 cups cooked chickpeas (or 2 tins)
2 tbsp tahini
2 cloves garlic, chopped or minced
5-6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2-3 tbsp water
half a lemon's worth of lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste

I just whizz all of that with a blender. It should keep for a week or more in a container in the fridge.

As for variations, sweet chilli is lovely! I find mixing 1tbsp chilli flakes, 1 tbsp white wine vinegar and 1tbsp golden syrup or agave, letting it sit overnight then blending it in with the above recipe works really well.

Chopped olives mixed through it are nice too.

And roast garlic! A whole bulb It's delicious.

Or maybe a spiced moroccan version with garam masala and cumin and maybe some honey or agave...

Hummus is great. I'm a hummus fiend :pac:

nyeb2007

ooh thanks liking the moroccan idea - will try that at the weekend

S.R.F.C.

I always lash in come cumin. I think Hummus is massively versatile though and you could literally throw in whatever you want, any flavour you like/think would work well.

Mmm, must make some tomorrow!