The J-M bambinos all love hummus. For all three, hummus was a first food. K & O have always loved it spread on wheat bread as a sandwich. Meera refuses to eat bread almost 100% of the time, however, she loves hummus (will eat it with a spoon!), especially as a dip with any fresh veggie or fruit. If you put out a bowl of hummus with some stuff to dip in it, these three will devour it all with amazing speed. I love this because, of course, hummus is a super duper food (it has all the qualities a parent loves and longs for in a child’s food). Of the three bambinos, however, Kyle is definitely the hummus connoisseur. He loves it the most of the three, and also has the most opinions about it. The consistency is key for him (creamy and moist; not chunky and definitely not dry). And the flavor is critical (not too much garlic, not too much lemon). And — of utmost importance — he likes it CLASSIC (definitely none of this new-fangled “roasted red pepper hummus” or “black bean hummus” or “smoky chipotle hummus”…..believe me, I’ve tried them all on him….. pleeaaaaaaaaase!– give it to him straight-up and make it classic!). To tell you the truth, I kind of agree with him. Anyway, he is such a Hummus Gourmand that he’ll only eat a couple of specific store-bought brands. The rest he’ll turn up his nose at (literally and figuratively– because, seriously, he’ll be sure to smell his hummus first before digging in). Put it this way: hummus is to Kyle what fine wine is to a sommelier. So, recently, I set out to create the perfect homemade hummus. I studied up big time. And I tweaked and tweaked it. And I now have a hummus recipe that makes Kyle proud. He loves it and even says that it is “the best” hummus — even better than his favorite fancy expensive store-bought brand. His brother and sister agree with him on the perfectness of this hummus. And I love it too: super easy, super healthy, and super super yum!
Kyle’s Favorite Hummus
- 2 cans of garbanzo beans/chick peas
- 1/2 cup tahini
- 3 cloves garlic
- juice of 2 lemons
- 2 teaspoons minced fresh parsley
- 6 tablespoons olive oil
- 1.5 teaspoons salt
- 1/4 cup water
Combine all in food processor. Blend until smooth and creamy. Can be stored in fridge for a good long while. When serving, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika. Note: this makes a huge amount of hummus– because we eat a huge amount of hummus around here (I made a batch of hummus on Tuesday and within 48 hours it was almost entirely gone). You could very easily halve the recipe if you don’t eat a ridiculous amount of hummus in your household! 😉
I am so excited to try this. We all love hummus and I never had really even considered making it at home. I think I will half it since there are only three of us and Emersyn is only 10 months so she doesn't eat that much. Thanks for sharing.
Beth
Tell Kyle we'd never even HEARD of hummus in Minnesota when I was his age, and thanks for sharing the recipe. I LOVE hummus and would way rather make it than buy it already made. I have the carrots all ready for dipping.
I'm with Kyle… I don't like any of the new-fangled varieties either, the classic recipe is good enough for me! I haven't tried serving with paprika on top… will give that a shot!
We eat a crazy amount of hummus to – excellent with a small pool of olive oil on top with a few pine nuts. (still classic I think). We also make baba ganoush – equally as healthy, with eggplants! (but totally have to watch the consistency, baba ganoush should be a little chunky, not smooth or it tastes like mush). Perfect weekday dinner – broccoli, carrots, pita and hummus – kids can't get enough of it.
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We were big hummus fans growing up – my mom's recipe (my fave) doesn't include tahini, so for me that's an acquired taste… To date, I still make a batch every once in a while and eat it all by myself – sad, I know, but no one else in our little family enjoys it!
Thank you, thank you! I have made hummus, but did not study up like you. Thanks for doing the hard work!!
Heather, do you leave the water in from the can of garbanzos or do you drain it?
We drain the water from the cans of garbanzo beans and then rinse the beans in a colander.
Tell Kyle I made this super easy Hummus and it is the BEST hummus I have ever had! My partner and I ate it with a salad for dinner tonight and my 1.5 year old daughter had hummus for the first time and LOVED IT! Tell him he has introduced it to another child and she loves it! Thank you!
I eat hummus by the truckload (the costo organic is classic and yum, and i also get real hummus made by arabic hands here in town
but Mal wants nothing to do with it. i do "hide" it in sauce etc, but it's not the same. Maybe we'll make yours and she'll try it b/c she made it- hope so!!