Super Simple Homemade Hummus

Dear Husband loves hummus.  A lot. 

You can often find him downstairs in his “office” with a tub of spicy hummus and a bag of baby carrots, just happily munching away. 

It makes me happy because hummus is really healthy and nutritious.  It’s made from the ubiquitous chickpea, which is high in fiber and protein.  Hummus is obviously plant based, and that’s great for adding more natural, vegetarian options to our diets.

Did you know that hummus, or CHummus, according to many sources dates back to the 13^th century?!!!

That’s not so shocking.  Chickpeas were plentiful.  Sesame seeds were plentiful.  Garlic and lemon…plentiful.  Grind them together in something resembling a mortar and pestle and you have chummus…or hummus.

Hummus is generally eaten with fresh pita bread (YUM!), but now it’s eaten with anything that can hold it – including sneaky fingers.

When you go to the store there are a plethora of hummus types.  It’s a bit out of control…and can get kind of expensive.

Get ready…

I’m sharing a recipe that is so easy to make you’ll be dancing around the house singing a hummus song…that you make up.

Hummus!  Hummus!  La la la.

Check out all this hummus!!!

Anyway, what I especially love about this recipe is its versatility.  It’s extremely simple to add different flavorings to the plain hummus base.  If you dream it, you can make it.

It’s true.

Below are recipes for plain, zaatar, spicy, herbalicious, and spinach & chive hummus.  Once you make the base you can divide it into one cup containers and made all sorts of different types of hummus.  One basic recipe makes around 2 ½ cups of hummus…for a lot less money than buying it ready made, AND it tastes fresher and more flavorful.

You can make it as spicy as you like!

A win win situation.

Check out these herbalicious herbs!!!

Here’s the recipe:

Super Simple Homemade Hummus

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• Author: Sharon Matten - Kosher Everyday
• Yield: 2 1x

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This incredibly easy to make hummus is as versatile as it is delicious! You can make the Basic Hummus base and then make it your own. The sky is the limit.

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Ingredients

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Basic Hummus Recipe

• 29 ounces canned chickpeas, drained – RESERVE THE LIQUID
• 1 clove garlic
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

Spicy Hummus

• 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• additional crushed red pepper to sprinkle on top
• additional extra virgin olive oil to sprinkle on top

Zaatar Hummus

• 1 cup Basic Hummus
• 1 1/2 teaspoons zaatar
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
• additional zaatar to sprinkle on top
• additional extra virgin olive oil to sprinkle on top

Spinach and Chive Hummus

• 1 cup Basic Hummus
• 1 teaspoon dried spinach
• 1 teaspoon dried chives
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

Herbalicious Hummus

• 1 cup Basic Hummus
• 2 tablespoons fresh basil, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh green onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

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Instructions

Basic Hummus Recipe

1. Place the chickpeas, garlic, tahini, lemon juice, and salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse until the chickpeas are coarsely ground.
2. While the food processor is running, slowly add 1/4 cup of the reserved chickpea liquid. Pulse until the hummus reaches your desired consistency. If the hummus is too thick you can slowly add additional liquid. Refrigerate until serving.

Spicy Hummus

1. Mix the extra virgin olive oil and crushed red pepper into the Basic Hummus until thoroughly combined. Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container. Sprinkle with additional crushed red pepper and a little olive oil.
2. You can add additional crushed red pepper depending upon how hot you’d like the hummus to be.

Zaatar Hummus

1. Combine the cup of hummus, zaatar and olive oil. Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container. Sprinkle a little additional zaatar and olive oil on top.

Spinach and Chive Hummus

1. Combine the cup of hummus, dried spinach, chives and olive oil. Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container.

Herbalicious Hummus

1. Combine the cup of hummus, basil, parsley, green onions and olive oil. Transfer to a serving bowl or storage container.

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Notes

• You can add any additional herbs, spices or other ingredients to your hummus to make it your own.

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You Zaatar have it!!

In “Shabbos Under Pressure”, there’s a simple recipe for hummus as well as a recipe for Blackest Black Bean Hummus.  Make sure to check them out.  And…

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I’d love to hear about your hummus creations!  Please let me know what you make!!

Finally…Happy Tu B’Shvat!!