Hummus - love the stuff.. anyone else?

sporina · 27-07-2020 07:24PM #1

I actually get cravings for Hummus - seriously - I wonder why?
I sometimes get cravings for broccoli too - but thats not as exciting..
I crave chocolate too a lot but thats for obvious reasons.. sugar is addictive and I love chocolate..
But back to Hummus - anyone love it?

Bassfish · 27-07-2020 07:29PM

sporina wrote: »

I actually get cravings for Hummus - seriously - I wonder why?
I sometimes get cravings for broccoli too - but thats not as exciting..
I crave chocolate too a lot but thats for obvious reasons.. sugar is addictive and I love chocolate..
But back to Hummus - anyone love it?

Love it too! Don't particularly like all fancy flavour ones, carmelized onion houmous etc but love the regular stuff. In a lot of restaurants in Cyprus they'll bring you houmous and pitta fingers while you read the menu. Saves paying for a starter

sporina · 27-07-2020 07:34PM

Bassfish wrote: »

Love it too! Don't particularly like all fancy flavour ones, carmelized onion houmous etc but love the regular stuff. In a lot of restaurants in Cyprus they'll bring you houmous and pitta fingers while you read the menu. Saves paying for a starter

yeah I prefer the original too - but in saying that, I do like it with harissa or red pepper (sometimes)

oh wow - now I wanna go to Cypress lol

leahyl · 27-07-2020 08:19PM

Was planning on making my own this week actually! Do love a bit of hummus on oatcakes or sweet chilli rice cakes mmmm

Shenshen · 28-07-2020 07:55AM

I love hummus, and I agree that plain is best. I usually make my own, often in tandem with making falafel - chickpea overload

sporina · 28-07-2020 08:07PM

Shenshen wrote: »

I love hummus, and I agree that plain is best. I usually make my own, often in tandem with making falafel - chickpea overload

a match made in heaven - and so good for you - win win

ClydeTallyBump · 29-07-2020 12:25AM

I used to love hummus especially the Aldi basil pesto one. Alas chickpeas and I are no longer in a relationship as they irritate my gut.

The Aldi one was so tasty with smoked salmon.

I always covet people's hummus now.

s1ippy · 29-07-2020 12:36AM

Shenshen wrote: »

I love hummus, and I agree that plain is best. I usually make my own, often in tandem with making falafel - chickpea overload

Just bulk bought a boatload of chickpeas and tahini and I'm going blitzing the winter's supply of hummus tomorrow. I freeze it in tubs and take it out as we need it. Costs about €20 all-told (about 25x500ml tubs). Depending on what's to spare from the garden during the year, I'll stir in tomato and paprika, roasted peppers or pesto and stuff. I usually end up running out every six months because I give them away to people when they're over visiting (as well as everything else we make!)... although I don't envisage there being a lot of visitors this year!

Baby carrots, cucumber and celery from the garden are good to go now so hopefully I'll lose a tonne of weight in the next few months snacking on that delicious fare. I'd say I'll have to do a baba ganoush and make falafels tomorrow though to celebrate, Palestinian cuisine is actually the best.

Shenshen · 29-07-2020 07:57AM

s1ippy wrote: »

Just bulk bought a boatload of chickpeas and tahini and I'm going blitzing the winter's supply of hummus tomorrow. I freeze it in tubs and take it out as we need it. Costs about €20 all-told (about 25x500ml tubs). Depending on what's to spare from the garden during the year, I'll stir in tomato and paprika, roasted peppers or pesto and stuff. I usually end up running out every six months because I give them away to people when they're over visiting (as well as everything else we make!)... although I don't envisage there being a lot of visitors this year!

Baby carrots, cucumber and celery from the garden are good to go now so hopefully I'll lose a tonne of weight in the next few months snacking on that delicious fare. I'd say I'll have to do a baba ganoush and make falafels tomorrow though to celebrate, Palestinian cuisine is actually the best.

It had never even occurred to me that you could freeze it!! This opens up a whole new world... :eek:

Space Dog · 29-07-2020 11:39AM

I tried to make my own hummus a few times and I always find it awful. It never tastes like the ones from the shops. I think Tesco's is perfectly fine and love the one from Lidl with the pesto. Dunnes version is gross.
I looked up recipes recently and many recommend cooking the chickpeas (even the cooked ones from a tin) with bicarb. The smell actually made me gag, I had to bin the whole lot.

the beer revolu · 29-07-2020 12:37PM

Space Dog wrote: »

I tried to make my own hummus a few times and I always find it awful. It never tastes like the ones from the shops. I think Tesco's is perfectly fine and love the one from Lidl with the pesto. Dunnes version is gross.
I looked up recipes recently and many recommend cooking the chickpeas (even the cooked ones from a tin) with bicarb. The smell actually made me gag, I had to bin the whole lot.

You must be using poor recipes.
Hummus is so easy.

Tin of chickpeas, drained and rinced.
A clove of garlic, chopped.
Tablespoon of tahini.
Juice of half a lemon.
Salt.
Olive oil.

Put the first five ingredients in a food processor and blend. Add oil to desired consistency.
You can also add a little water to losen it a bit if you wish,while not having it too rich.

It almost always takes more lemon and salt than you expect.

sporina · 29-07-2020 01:58PM

s1ippy wrote: »

Just bulk bought a boatload of chickpeas and tahini and I'm going blitzing the winter's supply of hummus tomorrow. I freeze it in tubs and take it out as we need it. Costs about €20 all-told (about 25x500ml tubs). Depending on what's to spare from the garden during the year, I'll stir in tomato and paprika, roasted peppers or pesto and stuff. I usually end up running out every six months because I give them away to people when they're over visiting (as well as everything else we make!)... although I don't envisage there being a lot of visitors this year!

Baby carrots, cucumber and celery from the garden are good to go now so hopefully I'll lose a tonne of weight in the next few months snacking on that delicious fare. I'd say I'll have to do a baba ganoush and make falafels tomorrow though to celebrate, Palestinian cuisine is actually the best.

strange that you mention that - had take out from Izz Cafe in Cork last weekend and wow it was delicious - the nicest thing I have had outside of home in a long time.. wow - the flavours wer so delicious.. and its healthy food too - win win

Shenshen · 29-07-2020 02:12PM

sporina wrote: »

strange that you mention that - had take out from Izz Cafe in Cork last weekend and wow it was delicious - the nicest thing I have had outside of home in a long time.. wow - the flavours wer so delicious.. and its healthy food too - win win

Couldn't agree more! I was there with a friend before Covid hit, it was just amazing food.

sporina · 29-07-2020 04:28PM

I really love middle eastern cuisine - Greek, Lebanese, Turkish, N African etc..

My bro makes a fabulous Ras El Hanout dish; and he really got into cooking more dishes like this during Covid times..

As a result I do not miss eating out much at all..

Dave_The_Sheep · 30-07-2020 12:45PM

the beer revolu wrote: »

Put the first five ingredients in a food processor and blend. Add oil to desired consistency.
You can also add a little water to losen it a bit if you wish,while not having it too rich.

I've been making my own for the last six months or so. It really is a piece of piss, the homemade tahini too. Can be rather a large amount of oil though, so it's quite calorific at times. Must experiment with more water to see if I can cut that down.

Experiemented a bit with different additions to the base: roasted peppers, peas, caramelised onions, etc. Roasted pepper one was the nicest so far.

I also double/triple down on garlic, it's quite the hit when it comes through.

Can't recommend enough.

GBX · 30-07-2020 12:47PM

Been making hummus now for sometime. Saw something recently about using peanut butter as a substitute to tahini. Gonna try it and see how it goes.

sporina · 30-07-2020 08:29PM

had hummus with cashew nut and basil today - delish!!!

Darc19 · 30-07-2020 08:33PM

Jazz it up.

Get the standard hummus and add either a good dollop of Sriracha sauce for a real chilli hummus

Or add a dollop of marmite for an unusual dip.

Hummus - love the stuff.. anyone else?

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