My husband, on the other hand, will eat just about anything. For over 20 years, he has tried to broaden my horizons, and he has had a modicum of success (i.e., pad thai), but mostly, I happily eat the things I like and he eats gross stuff and all is good.
Hummus is one of those foods that my husband has tried and tried to get me to eat, but I always turned it down, finding it grainy and kind of flavorless. Then a 5 year old offered me some of hers, which I had to eat to be polite, and I decided it wasn't so bad after all.
I was shopping at Aldi not long after that and found they not only had tubs of hummus, they had tubs of ROASTED RED PEPPER hummus. Now, that's a horse of a different color! I bought a tub and a bag of pretzels, and I was hooked.
My husband,
Found it:
Found on menumusings.blogspot.com
AND I HAD EVERY, SINGLE INGREDIENT IN MY KITCHEN AND DIDN'T HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE FOR ANY OF IT! Canned garbanzo beans. Tahini (a husband purchase). Lemon juice. A jar of roasted red peppers (another husband purchase). Garlic (I used the roasted garlic from "G is for Garlic"). Cayenne pepper. Kosher salt. Cumin (which I think smells like feet, but it tastes good). Olive oil.
And it was fast! Which was a good thing, because, due to the discovery of ants in my entry hall who were venturing into my kitchen, all of which is a story for another letter, I had all of ten minutes to make it and clean it up before I had to take my daughter to volleyball practice. The Pinterest directions said to throw it in the food processor and process until smooth and creamy. Which I did.
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| Ingredients quite literally thrown into the food processor. |
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| After whirring it together for a few minutes. |
The consistency was a little grainy compared to the store-bought version, and it was a little looser (runnier? softer? Ick - none of those sound very appetizing) than Aldi's hummus. My husband did a taste test for me later in the evening and pronounced it very good, although he thought it could use a little more cayenne and garlic. Easily remedied.
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| Top is mine. Bottom is Aldi's. |
And after the recall of Sabra brand hummus, homemade is definitely the way to go, if you want to avoid listeria.
ReplyDeleteI know! I heard that in the morning when I knew I was going to make the hummus that afternoon. My hummus is listeria free!
DeleteNice....gotta say it doesn't look great on a plate ....but I do like hummus
ReplyDeleteIt looks a little like cat barf on a plate.
DeleteI loved making hummus. So easy. I like the freshness of just plain lemon.
ReplyDeleteI need the zip from the roasted red pepper or I find it too plain and then the graininess of the texture bothers me. I can ignore it with a little heat added!
DeleteYours looks delicious. I would love to make hummus, but me thinks I would need to finally get a food processor (which I know would solve many problems, I am sure.)
ReplyDeleteAlso, I am so glad that 5 year old asked you to try hers. And I agree that roasted red pepper hummus is th best. Next is roasted garlic -- which you can make now too!
My husband had a food processor when we got married, but I didn't try to use it for years, because I was scared of it. Now I use it for a lot of things. It's a pain to clean, but worth it. You should put one on your Christmas list.
DeleteI had 5 year old twin girls in my class last year, and on the one day a week they could bring a lunch and stay until 2, those girls almost always brought little cups of hummus and pretzels. Sam's Club sells little sealed cups, kind of like those little cups of peanut butter with a foil cover.
This is awesome the brand I buy has a recall because of listeria - something i will try soon thanks :)
ReplyDeleteAldi makes delicious hummus, if you have one of those near you. And it's nearly half the price of the Sabra (which has been recalled).
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