Let Them Eat Hummus: 5 Healthy Recipes
By betherann
These five simple, healthy, and unique hummus recipes do not disappoint.
Basic Hummus
1 15 oz. can garbonzo beans, drained and rinsed
1-2 T raw tahini (adjust to taste)
2 heaping T garlic, minced
4 T lemon juice
hot sauce to taste
water as needed
Toss
everything into a blender or food processer. Blend until desired
consistency is reached, adding water to thin as needed. Taste. Fall in
love. Serve.
Roasted Butternut Hummus
1 Gala (or red) apple, diced
2 cups butternut squash, cubed
1 15-oz. can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
Heaping spoonful garlic, minced
1 T plain yogurt
1 tsp ground ginger
brown sugar
cinnamon
chili powder
cumin
hot sauce
Prepare
the first four ingredients, then stir together in a large bowl. Add
cinnamon, brown sugar, and chili powder to taste. Mix well, then spread
over a greased baking sheet. Roast for 35 minutes at 425*F, stirring at
least once.
Remove the tray from the oven and allow to cool.
Transfer to a blender or food processor. Add the yogurt, as well as
cumin, hot sauce, and more chili powder to taste. Blend until smooth.
Enjoy warm or chill.
Kickin' Jalapeno & Lime Hummus
1 15 oz. can garbanzo beans
juice from 1 lime
3 cloves garlic, minced
1-2 T peanut butter
2+ T jalapenos
1/2 tsp dried cilantro
pinch of cumin
red pepper flakes to taste
Reserve
the liquid from the garbanzos, then rinse the beans. Put all of the
ingredients plus two Tablespoons of the reserved liquid into a blender
or food processor. Blend until smooth, adding drizzles of the reserved
liquid to facilitate the process as needed.
Curried Mango Hummus
Curried Mango Hummus
1 (15 oz.) can garbanzo beans, drained and rinsed
1 heaping spoonful minced garlic (or to taste)
3 tsp curry powder
3 T lemon juice
1 cup diced mango
a squirt of hot sauce (I used Sriracha)
water as needed
Throw
all of the ingredients except for the water into a blender or food
processor. Blend until fully combined, adding water incrementally if
the mixture is too thick to process properly. Enjoy with crackers,
chips, fresh or grilled veggies, grilled chicken, salmon, or just
straight up.
Makes about 2 cups.
*For a regular curried hummus, simply omit the mango.
Maple Bacon Hummus with Sundried Tomatoes
3 slices bacon (or vegetarian bacon), toasted for 5 minutes at 450* in a toaster oven
6 sundried tomatoes, soaked in hot water for 15 minutes
1 15.5 oz. can garbonzo beans, drained and rinsed
2 T maple syrup (I used sugar free)
1 T minced garlic
1 T BBQ sauce
1/2 T Worchestershire sauce
1/2 T cider vinegar
1/8 tsp hot sauce
Combine
all the ingredients in a food processor. Process until a smooth paste
forms, adding water as necessary. Serve with crackers, chips, fresh
fruits and vegetables, flatbread, as a sandwich filling, as a salad
topper, or any other way you can devise.
Makes three to four half-cup servings.
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tsp = teaspoons
oz = ounces
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Comments
Thanks for commenting, cblack. Your son sounds like a kid after my own heart. :) My niece, who is also 4, likes hummus as well. Since I never even heard of hummus until the past couple of years, I always find it rather strange when she asks for "more hummus, please." Awesome!
Great recipes! Thanks so much for sharing them - I love hummus, too.
Thanks, RedElf!
This is a mouth-watering hub! Your pictures are great! I love hummus, and your ideas here are great; I can't wait to try them out. How about a recipe for that "beer bread" in one of the pics??
Great recipes for humus. I love it and will have to try some of these. Good hub.
I like hummus and will try some of your recipes. good hub.
Thanks, GlassSpider! Perhaps I should write a bread baking hub, complete with beer bread. Mmm.
Thank you, Pamela! Definitely let me know how the hummuses (hummi? lol) turn out.
Geez, what do I always have to read these hubs when I am hungry? Talk about delight(I die for Arabic food!)
Betherann... Hublicious hub you´ve got here! really easy to prepare!
Congrats on your nomination! Thumbs up!
Warmest regards and infinite blessings,
Al
Thank you, Mystique! I've never eaten Arabic food, but I adore Indian. And if hummus is even slightly Arabic -- well, let's just say I'm going to have to try a new cuisine. Thanks for the idea!
Great hub! Love the recipes!
Thanks, Better Yourself!
Okay I must confess I haven't eaten hummus and am getting curious about it since your recipes look quite tasty. hahahahah sigh...food! Okay back to my hubnugget duty...announcing to you that this hub is a Hubnugget nominee! Can we eat hummus? Yes we can...see the Hubnuggets and vote: http://hubpages.com/_hubnuggets10/hub/The-Continui
Woohoo! It made my day to find out that this hub was nominated for a Hubnugget! Thank you for the honor, and for reading! :)
Yummy, I love hummus!! So does my brother and I just emailed him your article! Congratulations on your hubnugget nomination and good luck! ;)
MMM, My mouth is watering this one sounds particularly good, "Roasted Butternut Hummus" Thanks for the great recipes I love hummus. Congratulations on being nominated for a HubNuggets!
Sage
Thanks for visiting, commenting, and passing my hummus recipes on, rocknrodeogirl! I'm off to go read your hubs, because if they have anything to do with your HubPages name, I think I'm going to like 'em... :)
Thanks, Sage! The butternut hummus was good -- but my favorites remain the basic and the curried mango hummues. Yum!
I love hummus - I had some tonight! Mexican spicy hummus - lovely but I bet it is nicer and cheaper if you make it yourself. Thanks for the ideas :)
Mexican spicy hummus? That sounds delicious, shazwellyn! You're right, it is cheaper to make your own hummus -- but it's also more fun! I really enjoy experimenting with new hummus combos...which is what I'm going to have to do now to come up with some Mexican spicy hummus of my own. :)
Think I might try one or two of these! Sounds yummy
Congrats on the hubnugget nomination. Good luck!
Thanks, Duchess! I hope you enjoy the hummus if you try a recipe or two, and I'd love to hear feedback on what you think.
Catchy title, I will have to try one of your recipes. Thanks for sharing and congrats on being selected to the HubNuggets Wannabe Contest. Good luck!
Thanks, Money Glitch!
Congrats betherann! These recipes seem to be very delicious..and they are healthy too.
That's the great thing about hummus, elqalatway -- it's healthy AND delicious. :)
good stuff, great food photography
Thank you, Lis!
I think I'm going to make and try all of these in the same day. Thanks for the recipes.
Wow, What's News -- that's some intense hummus-making! I'm excited to hear how it goes.
Hi
These look great. I'm a great humus fan and started making it when I moved to Germany and struggled to find really good store-bought humus. This will help me expand beyond the basics. And if you have a recipe for wasabi humus please share it as it has become a huge favourite but I'm way too scared to experiment with doing it myself.
Hm, wasabi hummus, eh? Sounds like a good culinary challenge! I'll let you know if I come up with anything.
I'm a vegan that still adheres to a lot of raw food habits. These look so tasty - and best of all, easy!
Thanks for commenting, howdavidlives! That's one of the things I love about hummus -- no heat required!
Wow - the Butternut recipe looks good. Great hub!
Um...yum!! I practically live on hummus. I have to try the butternut recipe...I'm a vegan though so hopefully it will still be good if I leave the yogurt out! Thanks for sharing these delicious looking recipes!
Thanks, Katrina!
@TheHerbivorehippi -- That's what I love about hummus. It's so easy to veganize or lighten or just change for whatever reason.
Hummous is the greatest food on the planet.
I'm with you on that, Dan!
Great hub! I discovered hummus only a year ago, and it quickly became one of my favourite foods.
Hummus is so great. Thanks for visiting, Ted! What's your favorite kind of hummus?
The Butter nut and the Jalapeno & Lime Hummus sound good to me :)
Wow, all of these variations sound amazing! Thanks for sharing.
I'm back to let you know that I included this awesome recipe in a recipe link list on my blog today. Enjoy!
thank you!
cblack 2 years ago
Great hub. My 4 year old LOVES hummus. I don't know where he got it from because I have never tried it in my life. I guess his babysitter gives it to him but now he asks for it every time we grocery shopping. I always buy the pre-made kind but he loves spicy foods too so maybe he will like the jalapeno and lime flavor. Thanks!