Hummus?

[ShannonK]

I am looking for a good hummus recipe. Preparing for the awesome hummus rung.

[not2late]

Re: Hummus?

You can used canned chickpeas, just drain and rinse them or you can actually soak dried chickpeas and cook them. I use canned because it's easier. Anyhow put 2 cans of drained and rinsed chickpeas into a food processor, add 2 tablespoons sesame paste (AKA tahini), 1-2 cloves of chopped garlic, and 1/3-1/2 cup of good olive oil. Process until smooth. Add salt to taste.

I also make "hummus" out of other beans like canned lima beans, red beans, pinto beans, etc.

[not2late]

Re: Hummus?

Also, use lemon juice. Start with the juice of half a lemon and add more depending on your taste.

[Georgiana]

Re: Hummus?

Thanks for the recipe, Megs. I'll be starting Rung 6 (skipping 5) in September and I've been looking for ways to use those few tbsp of beans that fit in 5 net carbs.

Question (might sound crazy). Would a blender work, instead of a food processor?

[mizski]

Re: Hummus?

Would a blender work, instead of a food processor?

I was doing South Beach before this week where you had to have beans every day. Where it's just me eating this stuff, I became a master of small portions cookery. I would freeze 1/2 cup portions of various beans and make different kinds of bean spreads in small portions. I think this will work well in Atkins too as I don't think we can have massive portions of beans in that rung and the stuff doesn't keep in the fridge forever.

A blender would work except you need to do the beans in small batches. I used a small mini blender called Magic Bullet to make my hummus/bean spreads. There are other brands of small blenders out there too. A large blender would work fine...it's just harder to scoop out a small portion. If you're making a large batch in the blender, mash up the beans first. You may have to periodically stop the blender and manually mix up the ingredients a bit, but it will work.

p.s. I miss beans/legumes! Can't wait until I get to the bean rung. That's not for a while though.

[Georgiana]

Re: Hummus?

Those are great tips! Thanks, mizski.

Can't wait for September to try new stuff.

[liv]

Re: Hummus?

I also add some beans to salads once in a while. But yes the portions have to be small.
I like hummus a lot too. I just throw some stuff together and hope it works

[focus83]

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Thanks for the recipe, will keep this for when i can eat these x

[Soon2BSkinny]

Re: Hummus?

It's amazing with some roasted red pepper thrown in too! And a bit of cayenne pepper if you like it hot. Don't skimp on the lemon juice!