A few weeks ago I made some homemade hummus. I had made it once before, but a really long time ago. That time I had used dried chickpeas, but I hadn't cooked them enough. Needless to say, it did not have the right texture!
This time, I "cheated" and used canned chickpeas. That made it incredibly simple to make. I used a recipe from my Joy of Cooking vegetarian cookbook, but I'm sure you could find a million online. I simply filled my small food processor with the chickpeas, garlic, salt, lemon juice, and tahini sauce and pulsed.
I ended up having to add a number of tablespoonfuls of water to get it smooth enough.
2 cans chickpeas - $2.00
3 T. tahini - $1.00
garlic, lemon juice, salt - $.50
Total cost: $3.50 for about 2 cups ($1.75/cup)
Store-bought hummus: $2.69 for 7 oz. ($3.07/cup)
The cost difference would be even better for the homemade version if you did cook your own chickpeas. Just make sure you get them nice and soft!
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Mmm! We love making hummus using the JoC recipe, too!
ReplyDeleteHey Liz! To get an even smoother texture (like MK likes), try peeling the chickpeas first. It is kind of a pain, but it comes out alot smoother...just a tip if you ever want to try ;)
ReplyDeleteNiki M.
I would love to try making homemade hummus. I can't ever seem to find tahini though... what section of the grocery store would that be in? Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMommaLove, I found it in the international aisle of Wegmans. It would probably be with Mediterranean foods.
ReplyDeletePita chips go great with hummus. You'll have to use some of those Stacey pita chip coupons to get some!! Enjoy.
ReplyDeleteJenn