My food waste for this week is semi-homemade hummus. At Whole Foods Market they sell hummus mix in bulk for less than $3.00 a pound. I had been buying small packages (8 oz. container – I think) of premade hummus at Trader Joe’s for $2.99. I thought this was a good opportunity to save money on a favorite family snack – WRONG! I mixed it according to the directions and it was stiff; even though I added more water and oil I couldn’t get the texture right. My husband did his best to eat it, but was unable to finish it. I am still willing to make my own hummus, but I think I should probably try to make it entirely from scratch. If you have a recipe for hummus that you love, please share it with me!
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Alea says
Thanks for the recipe; I will try it this week! We love garlic, so this is shopuld be agreat recipe for us.
The Frugal Engineer says
Hummus recipe:
2 cans garbanzo beans (you can cook your own – about 1 lb dry should give you an equivalent)
2-5 garlic cloves (it's uncooked, so quite potent – use to your taste!)
1/2 c. plus 2 T lemon juice
1/4 c. tahini (pureed sesame seeds)
sprinkle of cayenne pepper
1/2 to 1 tsp salt (adjust to your taste, especially if cooking garbanzos at home)
1-2 T olive oil (helps make it smooth)
Drain the garbanzos, reserving the liquid from one of the cans.
Blend everything in a food processor until smooth, adding garbanzo liquid as necessary to achieve the desired thickness.
Tahini is a natural preservative, so this will keep in the fridge for over a week, if it lasts that long! Raw garlic is spicy, so if it's too spicy for your family's tastes, try replacing the raw garlic with roasted cloves. The garlic taste/smell becomes stronger after the hummus sits in the fridge for a day or two.