Momshummus Recipes

SIMPLE HOUMOUS

Steps:

• Drain and tip the chickpeas into a food processor.
• Peel and add the garlic, then add the tahini, a good squeeze of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of oil.
• Season with a pinch of sea salt, then pop the lid on and blitz.
• Use a spatula to scrape the houmous down the sides of the bowl, then blitz again until smooth.
• Have a taste and add more lemon juice or a splash of water to loosen, if needed, then transfer to a serving bowl.
• Serve with sliced crunchy veg, such as carrots, cucumbers, radishes or peppers, and some warm flatbreads.

HUMMUS

Steps:

• Thoroughly rinse the chickpeas in a colander under cold running water. Tip into the large bowl of a food processor along with 60ml of the oil and blitz until almost smooth. Add the garlic, lemon and tahini along with 30ml water. Blitz again for about 5 mins, or until the hummus is smooth and silky.
• Add 20ml more water, a little at a time, if it looks too thick. Season and transfer to a bowl. Swirl the top of the hummus with the back of a dessert spoon and drizzle over the remaining oil. Serve with crunchy crudités and toasted pitta bread, if you like.

HUMMUS

Steps:

• Extra smooth optional steps: If you want ultra smooth hummus, do one of the extra Smooth Hummus steps below (I rare bother!).
• Reserve for garnish: Reserve 10 or so chickpeas for garnish.
• Blitz! Place remaining chickpeas, garlic, lemon, tahini and olive oil in a food processor or blender. Blitz until it becomes a paste.
• Season - Add salt and pepper - if using canned chickpeas, add salt gradually because the saltiness varies from brand to brand.
• Thin sauce - Add reserved liquid from can. Blitz for a couple of minutes until smooth - but note you will have tiny little grains in it, it won't be 100% smooth unless you do one of the extra steps below.
• Adjust - Adjust lemon and salt to taste, adjust thickness with more liquid. It should be a soft dropping consistency, like ketchup.
• Serve the traditional way: dollop a big scoop of hummus on a plate or shallow bowl. Use a spoon to spread it and make swirls on the surface. Top with reserved chickpeas, drizzle generously with more olive oil and sprinkle with paprika.

BEST HUMMUS RECIPE

Steps:

• Place chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, water, lemon juice, garlic and salt in a food processor. Puree until smooth, scraping the sides occasionally and adding more water, as necessary, until the hummus reaches the desired consistency. Give it a taste and season with additional salt, if necessary.
• Transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
• To serve, drizzle with additional olive oil and sprinkle with parsley, if desired.

SUPER EASY HUMMUS

Steps:

• Blend garbanzo beans, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt, and sesame oil in a food processor; stream reserved bean liquid into the mixture as it blends until desired consistency is achieved.

MY MOM'S HUMMUS

Steps:

• Partially drain the chick peas, but leave them a little of their liquid.
• Pour everything in a food processor, and process the heck out of it using enough of the reserved liquid to allow smooth processing.
• You shouldn't be left with any particulate matter.
• Serve with pita bread.
• Crackers would probably work too.