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Basic Houmous
Recipe by:
TAZF18
This basic recipe for houmous is quick and easy - you'll have no reason to buy it from the supermarket again!
Ready in 10 mins
Saved by 288 cook(s)
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (400g) tin chickpeas, drained, liquid reserved
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
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Preparation method
Prep: 5 mins | Cook: 5 mins1.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, cook and stir the garlic in olive oil for approximately 3 minutes, until tender.
2.
Place chickpeas in a blender or food processor with approximately 1 teaspoon reserved liquid. Process until smooth. Mix in the garlic, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Blend to desired consistency, increasing the amount of reserved bean liquid as desired. Chill in the refrigerator until serving.
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Last updated:
10 May 2013
Reviews & comments
Easy
Delicious! I added some lemon juice, more garlic and finely chopped parsley. Divided chick peas in 2, 1 part i made very smooth and creamy by adding more chick peas liquid, other part i didn't blend too much to get some texture to my houmous and mixed both portions together. And ohlalalaaa that's yummmmiiii!!!
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20 Dec 2012
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Easy
Quick easy and cheap. Put extra garlic in.
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25 Nov 2012
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I added an extra garlic clove as I like my houmous garlicy. I also added a bit of lemon juice and some mustard seeds and paprika.
Very tasty!
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23 May 2011
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I made this houmous and unfortunately I didn't like it very much, it tasted very plain, which I probably should have predicted as it is, after all, a basic houmous like the recipe states. I'm going to add 2 or 3 tablespoons of lemon juice and see if I like it better.
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13 Jan 2011
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Altered ingredient amounts.
Gorgeous recipe, but i felt it was too garlicy. Second time round will make it with only 1 garlic clove.
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11 Nov 2010
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I used light olive oil instead of regular.
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14 Jun 2010
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I'd add some lemon juice to this, but other than that sounds perfect
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11 Dec 2008
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Easy
as I didn't have tahini, this recipe worked a treat. it was still a really flavourful houmous, and I'm betting w/out the tahini that it's lower in fat, too. I will definitely make again!
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03 Oct 2008
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