Homemade Hummus – Needs Some Work
Posted by terrepruitt on May 15, 2012
You know I started this blog to share things with you. I wanted to share about Nia, exercises, things I think are healthy, and stuff I learn. I don’t think I had thought about posting recipes, but I probably didn’t think I would limit myself from doing so. It is funny that food posts get the most views and even more fun spark the most conversations. (I love the bloggey conversations.) We love our food, huh? It is universal. Everyone eats. Not everyone works out, not everyone dances, not everyone goes to exercise classes, and not everyone does Nia, but everyone eats. Even though we all eat different things it is still something that we all have in common.
As you might have noticed, when I try a new recipe, or just try making something I sometimes like to share. Even if the recipe still needs some adjustments I have to start somewhere. I like to post my recipes because I find myself using my blog when I am going to make something. I can even be at the store and get the idea that I want to make a certain recipe then I think, “Shoot I don’t know what it is in . . . . ahhhh, but I posted it on my blog!” So I use my blog at the store to grocery shop sometimes. Here is a recipe of something that I made that I need to work on.
I haven’t always liked hummus, but once I started eating it. I really liked it. There is a brand that my husband found that is really good. It is smooth and creamy. We used to eat it often. But it has Canola Oil in it. I prefer not to eat Canola oil. I have always wanted to make my own hummus so I thought not eating our favorite brand would inspire me. It did not. My issue was tahini. I don’t think of tahini. So when I go to the store I am not thinking, “Oh yeah, I need tahini.” I know you can make hummus without it. I believe my friend makes hummus all the time and she never used tahini. I haven’t tasted her hummus that I can remember so I don’t know if it is good without tahini or not.
The other day I was online and I actually bought tahini. I decided on wanted to finally make some hummus. There are a lot of recipes out there for hummus so I took some ideas from several of them. I need to work on it.
I used:
2 cups canned garbanzo beans (chickpeas), drained
3 teaspoons liquid from the beans
1/3 cup tahini
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 tablespoon garlic flavored olive oil
I put everything in the blender and blended until smooth.
I prefer my hummus a little more smooth and actually creamy, but the blender was making odd noises so I didn’t want to push it too far.
First of all I think it is too salty. Next time I am going to use less salt and less tahini. I am also going to use less lemon juice. I am also going to use fresh garlic. I used some we have from a jar.
Not too bad for my first try, but not so great. But sometimes I just need to get in there and do it — make the recipe — so I can see it is easy to do so then I can play with it and make adjustments.
Do you like hummus? Do you make your own?
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joan said
you can get tahini at the grocery store. I do! I like my hummus with lots of lemon juice! yummm
If i want it “light” I add nonfat plain yogurt also!
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terrepruitt said
Good to know that you can get tahini at the grocery store. I kinda figured I could, but I never remembered to look! So that is why I just bought it online one day while I was thinking about it! I think I like less lemon juice. And by “wanting it light” and adding yogurt you just stretch it out a bit, right? A little bit of the hummus flavor but less bean fat?
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John Pruitt said
It was not too salty for me. This is unusual as I don’t like salt nearly as much as Terre. I found the hummus very tasty. A wonderful job babe.
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terrepruitt said
Thank you so much for commenting, Honey. It seemed a bit less salty as the flavors melded. Thank you again for commenting. And thanks for eating all my experiments.
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niachick said
I love homemade hummus. My husband makes it all the time. Very similar to your recipe. Sometimes it’s too salty and other times not salty enough. Thanks!!!
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terrepruitt said
I am finding that the amount of salt the recipe calls for is ok. I think when I made it and it was too salty I just must have gotten a “clump” of salt because not using that amount makes it not salty enough.
I have a bunch of beans I need to make some hummus!
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