Hummus

Submitted by Kiwi Kathy

"Simply the best, easiest recipe ever. Delicious and makes enough to feed 4 adults and still have some left over for lunch the next day. Preferably make a day prior to being needed as flavour develops on keeping."

 

• Ready In: 64hrs
• Ingredients: 6
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup chickpeas
• 2 lemons, juice of, to 3
• 3 garlic cloves
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup virgin olive oil
• 3 -4 tablespoons tahini
• salt, to taste

directions

1. Soak chickpeas over night.
2. Cover well with water and bring to boil.
3. Cook till soft.
4. Drain and save some of the cooking water.
5. Place in blender of food processor and mix till well blended.
6. Add Tahini, lemon juice and 1/2 cup oil.
7. Process further.
8. Add further oil and cooking water till desired consistency is reached. The mixture will thicken further on sitting.
9. Add salt to taste.
10. Serve with pita bread and riata.

Reviews

[Linky]

Tasty! I liked the lemony tang. I added extra garlic and paprika plua a dash of cayenne and cumin. Used canned garbanzo beans rather that dried ones and it only took a few minutes to prepare! Thanks, KK! Made for Fall PAC 2012

 

[gailanng]

A good basic recipe which could be built upon. Add a couple cloves garlic, a dash of cumin and cayenne. Remember, my consultations are always free...and you can trust me. Made for A-NZ#67 recipe swap.

 

[Chef floWer]

I love hummus and like trying different recipes, this recipe reminded me of my Aunts recipe, she loves lots of lemon in it. I used organic can chickpeas and added two lemons . To serve I spread the hummus on some home made focaccia and it tasted yummy. Thank you so much for posting your recipe Kiwi Kathy

 

[weekend cooker]

Only change I made was I used about 1 1/2 lemons for the juice, got a good mixture after stirring for a little bit. I thought this was very good, as well did the rest of us. It had a nice citrus taste to it. Made and reviewed for Recipe Swap#49..

 

[Lalaloula]

What a yummy hummus! I really liked it, especially with the tahini and the slight zing from the fruit juice (I had to use apple juice due to an allergy to citrus). I didnt need all the oil (probably just about 1/4 cup), but I like it, when my hummus is nice and thick so for somebody else it might be the perfect amount. The only thing why this is not a 5 star recipe for me is, that I found it needed a few more spices to really shine. But other than that, I really really loved this!<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this lovely recipe with us, Kiwi Kathy!<br/>Made and reviewed for the AUS/NZ Recipe Swap #47 December 2010.