What is Hummus good for?

[Raw_Journey]

Hi. Can anyone give me some suggestions for hummus for me and the kids? I bought some hummus from Sunterra. I'm not sure if it is totally raw though. The Ingreds are Chick peas, Olive oil, Tahini Paste, Lemon juice, fresh garlic, cumin.

Thanks!

Kathryn

[Dimond]

Most store bought hummus isn't raw.

[Tirza]

I love hummus so much that I will eat it as is.

That is why I am scared to try the raw variety. If it tastes like raw beans, I'm outta there! I can't imagine how it couldn't taste like that. If anyone can assure me that the raw version can closely approximate the cooked version, I'm all ears.

[sport]

You can replace the chick peas with a number of different things. One of the more popular replacements is zucini. I have done this and it is nice.
There is a recepie in Alissa's book for it.

[Tirza]

Zucchini is fine, but not as hummus. If you want to call it something else, it is a good dip but if you are a true hummus freak, zucchini in place of chick peas is just too watery, no flavour, no rich, creamy depth. Better stop thinking about that!

[sport]

Here are 4 recepies. 3 are based on Zucchini and the other is Cashews.

Lemon Zucchini Hummus
2 large zucchini, peeled and cut into large pieces
1 large avocado
1/4 C raw tahini
juice of 3 lemons
1/4 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for 1-2 hours
1/4 C pine nuts (or you can can use an additional 1/4 C sunflower seeds)
1/4 C olive oil
4 fresh basil leaves (or 1 1/2 tsp. dried)
1 full stem of fresh dill (or 1 1/2 tsp. dried)
2 T. Agave
1 1/2 tsp. sea salt
1/2 tsp. minced garlic
Preparation:
Drain the sunflower seeds. Combine all ingredients in a vitamix or high-powered blender*. Process until smooth

Special Hummus
2 cups peeled zucchini, chopped
1 Tbs. olive oil
1 and 1/2 lemon, juice of
3/4 cup sesame seeds (hulled)
3/4 tsp. sea salt
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp. paprika

Hummus
4 cups cashews soaked
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup sesame tahini
1 cup water
salt to taste
mix in food processor till smooth adding water slowly until you get the texture of hummus (I used the whole 1 cup)

Zucchini Hummus
2 medium zucchini
1/4 cup olive oil
4-8 garlic cloves
2 t celtic salt (or use dulse flakes)
1/2 cup lemon or lime juice
3/4 cup sesame seeds
3/4 cup tahini
1/4 t cayenne
1 t paprika
1 t ground cumin
Process zucchini, olive oil and garlic first in food processor. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth.

[Tirza]

I have also wondered if a very satisfactory hummus could be made with garbanzo flour. (garbanzo is the name of chick peas)

Does anyone know if that is made from raw beans, or cooked/then dried/then ground?

[gpond]

I enjoyed zucchinni hummus very much. I believe it was made very similar to the last recipe above posted by sport. True it was a little watery when we made it, but I still enjoyed it very much.

[ellenalesa]

Zucchini is fine, but not as hummus.

I made the zucchini hummus and it was not bad, but defnitely not hummus. Sometimes when a raw food has a SAD name, it predisposes me to compare it to SAD...and sets me up for disappointment. It's better if I don't have expectations.

Anyway,, has anyone tried soaking and sprouting chickpeas? I'm wondering how that would be...do you think it would get rid of the starchiness?

Ellen

[sport]

I have made hummus from sprouted chick peas and found it a bit rough but maybe you could get used to it. I prefer the zucchini. I will try the cashew one next and am expecting wonderfull things from it.

[lissomllama]

Chances are, if you bought in it a jaw or bottle on a store, it is not raw. Even the ones labelled raw really aren't due to the heat of the grinding blades and the canning process (I e-mailed several of these companies and they all said that it would not be considdered good for a raw diet). However, I made the best all raw chick pea hummus a while back and it was amazing. You need a goot nut mill or fine coffee grinder and a blender and food processor. First, go to the store and buy a bacg of garbanzo beans/chick peas and soak them for a good 8-12 hours. Set in the sun and let them sprout (rinsing every 6 hours or so) just until they have a tiny little bud of a tail and set aside (2 days MAX). (note: they will smell weird, but they are NOT bad, they just have an odd sprouting smell). Then, grind a lot of white, raw sesame seeds into a paste. Chop the chickpeas in the food processor and set aside. In the blender add: Lemon juice, a little raw garlic, a little sea salt and a little bit of red bell pepper and some chayenne if you can find it raw. Add some water and set some aside to keep adding for desired thickness. Add the homemade tahini (sesame paste) and garbanzo beans and blend until desired doneness. None of my measurements are exact, of course, but it's really easy to play with and keep tasting as you go. Just a note: You don't need any oils whatsoever to make a good hummus and you don't need oil for tahini. The oils in the sesame seed are quite enough to make it the perfect consistency.

[Pailani]

First, go to the store and buy a bacg of garbanzo beans/chick peas and soak them for a good 8-12 hours. Set in the sun and let them sprout (rinsing every 6 hours or so) just until they have a tiny little bud of a tail and set aside (2 days MAX). (note: they will smell weird, but they are NOT bad, they just have an odd sprouting smell).

Would hummus made from sprouted chickpeas have a sprouted flavor? I would think that would ruin it since sprouted beans taste nothing like cooked beans.

[sport]

Would hummus made from sprouted chickpeas have a sprouted flavor? I would think that would ruin it since sprouted beans taste nothing like cooked beans.
I think that it tastes a bit rough. I even added some curry powder to cover the taste and it helped but only just.

[mcasburn]

There's a company in Portland, OR called Livin' Spoonful, and they make raw hummus:

http://www.livinspoonful.com/index.html

It is NOT the same as cooked hummus, and I was really taken aback the first time I tried it... and I have to admit that it's not growing on me. It's starchy, and perhaps this is just the company's recipe, but there's a tang to it that I'm not thrilled about. Tastes differ, though, and others might really get into it.

Their Pesto Pumpkinseed crackers, however, are RAD and can be ordered by mail.

[Lay-Lay]

I love hummus so much that I will eat it as is.

That is why I am scared to try the raw variety. If it tastes like raw beans, I'm outta there! I can't imagine how it couldn't taste like that. If anyone can assure me that the raw version can closely approximate the cooked version, I'm all ears.


I make raw hummus and my husband and I love it. It is my favorite actually. I had never had cooked hummus before. My husband hadn't either. One day we were at the store and my hubby saw hummus and bought it and he said it was ok, but it said it didn't have a leg to stand on compared to raw hummus. You gotta at least give it a try. I do not think it has a "bean" taste at all.

[Lay-Lay]

Would hummus made from sprouted chickpeas have a sprouted flavor? I would think that would ruin it since sprouted beans taste nothing like cooked beans.

I sprout mine, but a few times I have just soaked do to time. Either way s good, but I like the health benefits of sprouting.

[juliebove]

Would hummus made from sprouted chickpeas have a sprouted flavor? I would think that would ruin it since sprouted beans taste nothing like cooked beans.

I tried Juliano's recipe for sprouted chickpea hummus and didn't like it one bit. Seemed to have waaay too much parsley and oil in it, even though I used less parsley than the recipe called for. The finished product was chunky and chalky tasting. Not at all like a cooked hummus. I did like the sprouted chickpeas as is though. They tasted good.

[juliebove]

The hummus you bought is most likely made from cooked chickpeas and roasted tahini. Not raw at all. It's good on pita or crackers, or as a dip for raw veggies. My daughter likes it on apple slices, but to me that sounds weird.

[Pailani]

My daughter likes it on apple slices, but to me that sounds weird.

It may sound weird, but it's actually delicious!

[Frog]

So I soaked my chick peas overnight and am sprouting them in a sprouter now say for two days? What do you think?

Then I'll have a go at some sort of hummus-like mix.