Our Hummus from page 103
Everyone needs a good hummus up their sleeve. The challenge with store-bought hummus is that most of them contain oil and tahini. We have found one (Good Neighbors Simply Zero), but it’s just so easy to pull this together. It tastes better and costs less than store-bought hummus. Plus, you have the added benefit of having hummus that tastes EXACTLY the way you like.
This can be made in the food processor or a blender. I have a Cuisinart 11 cup food processor that made beautiful hummus. I also have a Vitamix, which worked well, also.
Actually, I think the batch done in the Vitamix came out creamier. There was one issue I had, though. It was much harder to get all of the hummus out of the blender. It was much easier to use the food processor. You may have different results, depending on the type of gadgets you have.
Following the recipe as written, we found this hummus to be too garlicky. It could be that I just had some strong garlic. Maybe my cloves were larger than those used to formulate the recipe. Whatever…just need to add and taste, add and taste.
There was also a bit too much of a mustardy taste, but then again, I use Dijon mustard, which is stronger than yellow mustard.
The second time I made this, I adjusted the garlic, mustard and lemon juice until it was perfect for our taste.
Now, that’s not to say that this hummus isn’t perfect as is for certain applications. Kale and Sauerkraut Sandwich? Perfect.
Smoky Little Devils? I haven’t made these yet, but I think it will be perfect. With the taste of the mustard shining through, I immediately thought of deviled eggs…so, I will just have to make these Smoky Little Devils, don’t you think?
With hummus, you can add different ingredients to give you variety. How about roasted red peppers, jalapeno, sundried tomatoes (not packed in oil!), cumin and chipotle powder, artichokes, roasted garlic, fresh herbs…oh my goodness, you could eat hummus every day for a month and never have a duplicate.
I see a lot of hummus in our future. Yum!
NOTES:
- Can use canned or cooked from dry chickpeas. Both come out fine for me.
- Lovely with half chickpeas and half cannellini beans.
- Use half the garlic to start.
- Added 3 tablespoons of water.
- Added 3 tablespoons of fresh lemon juice.
- Adjusted mustard to 2 teaspoons.