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 pesto
- Low fat sour cream mixed with salsa
- Hummus
Hummus is very easy to make at home.
Recipe
Healthy Homemade Hummus
Equipment
Ingredients
- 16 oz chick peas
- ยฝ cup water
- 1 small onions chopped
- 1 cloves garlic pressed
- ยฝ tablespoons dried parsley
- ยฝ teaspoon salt
- ยผ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- A dash cayenne pepper
- 1-2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoons olive oil
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the chick peas and then add them to a blender or food processor. Add a splash of water if needed to puree the beans.
- Add remaining ingredients to the blender or food processor and pulse a few times to mix completely.
- Serve cold.
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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Carol says
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!
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Carol says
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!
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Tara says
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. ๐
Tara says
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. ๐
Live.Love.Eat says
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.
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Live.Love.Eat says
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.
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Mary says
I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
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Mary says
I love quick and easy recipes. Thanks for sharing this with us. Have a wonderful day.
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Gollum Foodie Friday says
I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!
Gollum Foodie Friday says
I've been looking for a homemade hummus recipe, and now my search is over. This sounds great!
Nicole Feliciano says
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
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Nicole Feliciano says
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 =-.
fioricet online says
Nice dips I will try this at home with taco's and chips.