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    Last Modified: May 26, 2022 by Tara Ziegmont 14 Comments

    Homemade Hummus and Other Healthy Dips

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    Grace likes to dip her foods into all kinds of sauces and pastes. Do all kids like that? I like to dip my food into crazy sauces, too, so I'm not sure if it's a family thing or a kid thing. Some dips we've tried recently:

    • A strawberry or raspberry dipping sauce
    • Ranch dressing mixed up with a handful of cooked white beans that have been pureed
    • Spinach chopped finely and blended with a basil-based pesto
    • Low fat sour cream mixed with salsa
    • Hummus

    Hummus is very easy to make at home. It is just like my falafels.

    Three kinds of hummus on a trayPin

    Homemade Hummus and Other Healthy Dips

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    Ingredients
      

    • 16 oz chick peas
    • ½ cup water
    • 1 onions chopped
    • 1 cloves garlic pressed
    • ½ tablespoons dried parsley
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • A dash cayenne pepper
    • 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
    • 1 tablespoons olive oil

    Notes

    This makes a spicy hummus. Grace is okay with it, but if your kids are reluctant to eat spicy foods, you could cut out the black pepper, cumin, coriander, and cayenne pepper.
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    1. Carol says

      October 01, 2009 at 1:20 pm

      Yummy! So the only time I've made hummus from scratch was in Ecuador in college, and I remember a very (VERY) labor intensive step of peeling the chickpeas after soaking them. They had a husky peel similar to garlic. Do you not have to peel them because they're sold differently in our grocery stores than in the markets there, or because you're using a food processor where we were mashing them by hand? Man, that hummus must've been good for all that work -- we were serving 20!
      .-= Carol´s last blog ..Not Yet!! =-.

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    2. Carol says

      October 01, 2009 at 8:20 am

      Yummy! So the only time I've made hummus from scratch was in Ecuador in college, and I remember a very (VERY) labor intensive step of peeling the chickpeas after soaking them. They had a husky peel similar to garlic. Do you not have to peel them because they're sold differently in our grocery stores than in the markets there, or because you're using a food processor where we were mashing them by hand? Man, that hummus must've been good for all that work -- we were serving 20!
      .-= Carol´s last blog ..Not Yet!! =-.

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    3. Tara says

      October 02, 2009 at 12:57 am

      Seriously, Carol? Peeling the chick peas?! I don't peel them. When I buy them dried from the grocery store, they're just like any other dried bean.

      When you say that there's a shell like garlic, I am imagining the papery skin on a bulb of garlic. Is that what you're talking about?

      The beans do have a skin, just like any bean, but I don't peel that. I just whiz it around in the blender, and it turns out okay. Delicious, even. 🙂

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    4. Tara says

      October 01, 2009 at 7:57 pm

      Seriously, Carol? Peeling the chick peas?! I don't peel them. When I buy them dried from the grocery store, they're just like any other dried bean.

      When you say that there's a shell like garlic, I am imagining the papery skin on a bulb of garlic. Is that what you're talking about?

      The beans do have a skin, just like any bean, but I don't peel that. I just whiz it around in the blender, and it turns out okay. Delicious, even. 🙂

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    5. Live.Love.Eat says

      October 02, 2009 at 3:09 pm

      I LOVE hummus. Your other dips sound fantastic too. I can give up chocolate the rest of my life to have dips and chips. That's it.
      .-= Live.Love.Eat´s last blog ..Roasted Vegetable & Mozzarella Panini =-.

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    6. Live.Love.Eat says

      October 02, 2009 at 10:09 am

      I LOVE hummus. Your other dips sound fantastic too. I can give up chocolate the rest of my life to have dips and chips. That's it.
      .-= Live.Love.Eat´s last blog ..Roasted Vegetable & Mozzarella Panini =-.

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    7. Mary says

      October 02, 2009 at 4:31 pm

      I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
      .-= Mary´s last blog ..Apfel Sahne Torte - Apple Cream Cake - Foodie Friday =-.

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    8. Mary says

      October 02, 2009 at 11:31 am

      I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
      .-= Mary´s last blog ..Apfel Sahne Torte - Apple Cream Cake - Foodie Friday =-.

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    9. Gollum Foodie Friday says

      October 04, 2009 at 4:32 pm

      I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!

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    10. Gollum Foodie Friday says

      October 04, 2009 at 11:32 am

      I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!

      Reply
    11. Nicole Feliciano says

      October 07, 2009 at 1:44 pm

      Thanks for the dip ideas. I have to commiserate with all my foodie friends that Gourmet is closing. I am trying to find a Gourmet recipe to feature this Friday. Hope to see you over at Momtrends.

      http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-food-pork-and-apples.html
      .-= Nicole Feliciano´s last blog ..Flowers for Birthday Parties =-.

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    12. Nicole Feliciano says

      October 07, 2009 at 6:44 pm

      Thanks for the dip ideas. I have to commiserate with all my foodie friends that Gourmet is closing. I am trying to find a Gourmet recipe to feature this Friday. Hope to see you over at Momtrends.

      http://momtrends.blogspot.com/2009/10/friday-food-pork-and-apples.html
      .-= Nicole Feliciano´s last blog ..Flowers for Birthday Parties =-.

      Reply
    13. fioricet online says

      November 06, 2009 at 1:02 am

      Nice dips I will try this at home with taco's and chips.

      Reply

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