I love hummus, eat it nearly every day. Well sometimes I get upset at the price if it’s not on sale or I do not have a coupon, so I broke down and made my own. One thing that helped me come to this breakdown was Chef Ramsey.
Over the holidays I was at Kmart’s and saw Chef on the box and thought I needed that stat, but I did not buy it. I was shopping for toys for my doggies and on a mission to stay in my Christmas budget. So I walked away from it/him.
Well, last week I realized that my doggies needed some new chew bones so off to Kmart’s I went and there he was staring at me again! Chef, please people will talk. Well something was different this time, he had a little red flag on the price tag! It was On Sale for $14.99. The original price was $22.99 so I thought that was a good enough deal to seal said deal. So needless to say I walked out with Chef Ramsey and some chew bones for the doggies!
My current chopper is super small and I never tried to make hummus because it seemed impossible with a tiny little prep chopper, but now I had no good excuse. I had Chef Ramsey by my side.
So My “To Do List” Went Like This.
# 1 Find a Recipe:
Note: I mixed and matched recipes to make this one, but it was Inspired by Ina’s Recipe.
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 can of chickpeas, drained, 2 tablespoons of liquid reserved
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1/3 cup tahini (sesame paste)
- 6 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
- Paprika to Garnish
Directions
- In a blender, pour garbanzo beans, reserved garbanzo bean liquid, lemon juice, tahini sauce, olive oil, and salt, and . Blend until creamy and well mixed.
- Transfer the mixture to a medium serving bowl. Sprinkle with paprika and drizzle with olive oil over the top.
# 2 Pulled out the Chopper:
# 3 Gather the Ingredients:
#4 Make the Hummus:
and here’s the end result.
Hummus and Pita = Happiness.
#5 Eat the Hummus:
#6 Rate the Hummus:
Well I love Sabra Hummus, and in no way can I say this was like Sabra Hummus. There is just something about the smooth creamy texture of Sabra that I do not think I have ever found in any other brand or homemade hummus I have eaten. BUT. This was good and hearty. I liked that it was thick and still had little bits of chickpeas that were not 100% ground up. HOWEVER. When Sabra goes on sale or I have a coupon, I will stock up. I will continue to make my own and perfect it a bit, but Sabra stole my heart and until I can mimic it, I will continue to buy it.
P.S. Thanks Chef Ramsey. Your Cool.
Check Ya Later.
Question: Whats a recipe or food item that you just cannot seem to recreate?
That was a cute story! I always make my own hummus…it is just way too expensive at the store. You should check out my recipe page. I have several hummus recipes like Mexican hummus, Red pepper hummus, roasted cheesy hummus and avocado hummus. Lol! Can you tell I love hummus! Anyways…it’s such a wonderful filling food so I love making it. You are right too, it is healthy and filing!
Oh wow, I just checked out your recipes and I cannot wait to make the avocado hummus. What a great recipe, thanks
That’s a lovely piece of a foodprocessor! I will receive my new foodproceesor on Friday a Kenwood!
Your simple hummus looks tasty but I like to spice things up by using chili powder or finely diced chili peppers or use sundried tomatoes or use spices like cumin, etc!
Funny how a kitchen appliance can make us so happy! I hope you post pictures of your new beauty when you get it:-) I’m defiantly gonna spice mine up some more, I never thought of adding chili peppers!
You must experiment with a lot of flavours!
I’ve switched to using cannellini beans for hummus because they blend to a very smooth consistency.
You know I really have to try making that, I love cannellini beans and tried the Trader Joe’s and loved it! Do you use tahini sauce with it?
I skip the tahini. Just a little olive oil and vinegar. This is pretty much the base recipe:http://www.applesandarteries.com/2012/01/29/noshing-5-ingredient-bean-dip/ You can use lemon juice instead of lime and really any sort of spices.
Awesome, thanks Nicole. I cannot wait to make this
Wow, looks great! We have a Magic Bullet in the house and use it all the time for guacamole. My wife made humus the other day with it. It came out so delicious that we’ve been looking for humus recipes ever since. This will definitely go in the “to be tried” list in our recipe book. Thanks!
Those Magic Bullets are so cool.
Ooh, I might have to stop into Kmart soon and see if I can score that deal!
Right! Talk about savings…
Ok, I want this! I love gadgets! I don’t have a KMart by me & it’s $45 at Amazong! Shut, what will I do?
This seems so much easier than a food processor. Ok, this is my new mission!
It is so much easier, plus you can remove the blade and it has a lid that fits the bowl so you can store what you just made it in the fridge in the glass bowl! Plus I love that it takes up little space. I hope you find one.
I have tried a homemade hummus as well, and loved the flavor. But like you, the texture was not as smooth as I like. We will just have to keep trying.
For sure! Its gonna be fun perfecting. YUMMY
Eat the hummus is the best part
! I’ve been looking at these choppers, but haven’t taken the plunge yet. They look as if they’d be quite useful.
It is a good size for me. I only cook for 2 so its a perfect size for everyday use.
I love Sabra hummus too but ive gotten my recipe pretty close now…just fooling with it…try adding cumin too!
xoxo from Trinidad
Ohhh I hope one day one of us will! But we have to promise to share the recipe!
Hummus is a favorite, it seems! I have a pickled beet hummus on my current page, made with just a little sesame oil and flavored with lots of cumin (an essential, I think). Nothing I buy is as good as what I make. That’s because I can use less oil and sugar and salt and more of the things I love.:)
oh wow that sounds amazing! I love being able to add what I like and how much. Thanks for the great recipe.
PS – I have had a little grinder for years, as well as my food processor and love them both. I use them every week for something or other. My to die for chef is Jamie Oliver
Love Chef Jamie too!
Homemade hummus can’t be beat!
Agreed. Love that i can control what goes in it.
Sabra hummus is the best! I dont know how they get it so rich and smooth either but it is damn good. I’ve tried to replicate in my food processor and no matter how much tahini or extra virgin olive oil I use, it always turns out gritty.
Love that stuff.