Best Greek Hummus Recipes

LOW FAT GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• In a food processor combine beans, tahini (if desired), yogurt, garlic, and lemon juice. Blend well. Add salt, cumin and cayenne and blend to a smooth and creamy dip.
• If you hummus is too thick, add a little bit of the liquid from the chickpeas - about a teaspoon at time. Other ways to thin out hummus is by using warm water or olive oil also.

GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine chickpeas, feta cheese, tahini, parsley, lemon juice, garlic, and cinnamon in a food processor or blender. Puree until smooth.

GREEK SALAD PITAS WITH HUMMUS

Steps:

• Toss together first six ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut the pita in half. Open each half gently with a knife and toast them slightly (you want it to be a little firm but not crispy). Spread each pita half with 1.5 tablespoons of hummus. Then stuff each pita half with as much of the salad as you can fit. Enjoy!
• Eat any leftover salad. :-).

GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• Combine chick peas, juice of 1 lemon, oregano and parsley in food processor. Mash garlic into paste with some salt pressing under the flat part of your knife then add garlic to processor along with tahini paste. Process hummus, drizzling in olive oil, until smooth then transfer to a bowl and stir in olives, reserving a few for garnish. Serve dip with pita crisps and vegetable sticks.

GREEK HUMMUS NACHOS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Arrange pita chips on heatproof serving platter. Dollop hummus over chips. Top with cucumber, tomato, olives and cheese. Bake about 4 minutes or until hummus is warm.
• Sprinkle oregano and lemon peel over hot nachos. Serve immediately.

GREEK HUMMUS STUFFED MINI PEPPERS

Steps:

• Cut tops off peppers. Remove and discard seeds.
• Combine remaining ingredients; spoon into peppers.

LOW FAT GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• Add all ingredients together in food processor.
• Process until smooth.
• Serve as a dip for vegetables or as a filling for gyros.
• For gyros, toppings may include lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, radishes, parsley, olives or feta cheese.

GREEK HUMMUS DIP WITH VEGGIE DIPPERS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix hummus, yogurt, feta cheese, lemon peel and lemon juice.
• Spread on shallow serving plate or pie plate. Top with tomato, green onions and olives. Place cucumber slices and red pepper squares alternately around hummus.
• Serve with pita chips.

GREEK SALAD DRESSING AND HUMMUS ALA THE RED FEZ

Steps:

• For the dressing: Mix all ingredients together and chill.
• Pour over a salad of iceberg lettuce, tomato, cucumbers and red onion.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of black pepper over salad before adding dressing.
• Toss to mix well.
• Top with crumbled Feta Cheese.
• For the Hummus: Puree all ingredients in blender or food processor.
• Add additional chick pea juice if necessary to make a smooth consistency.
• Spread pita pocket with hummus and fill with salad.

GREEK CHICKEN HUMMUS WRAPS

Steps:

• Place all of the ingredients in the wrap bread and wrap up! Roll wrap in foil to take on the-go (be sure to keep refrigerated or in an insulated lunch bag), or slice down the center and enjoy!

GREEK HUMMUS WITH 5 VARIATIONS

Steps:

• In food processor, puree together chick peas, tahini, lemon juice, water, oil, cumin and salt until smooth; transfer to bowl.
• Stir in garlic, (Hummus can be covered and refrigerated for up to 3 days.) Makes 2 cups.
• VARIATIONS:.
• HERBED HUMMUS: Omit tahini and cumin. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley, 2 green onions, chopped, and 1 teaspoons dried oregano.
• CREAMY HUMMUS: Omit tahini and cumin. Stir in 1/4 cup herbed cream cheese, softened.
• BLACK OLIVE HUMMUS: Stir in 1/4 cup chopped oil-cured black olives.
• SUN DRIED TOMATO HUMMUS: Omit tahini, cumin and salt. Substitute sun dried tomato oil for olive oil and stir in 1/4 cup chopped drained oil packed sun dried tomatoes.
• ROASTED RED PEPPER HUMMUS: Omit tahini and cumin. Blend in 1/4 cup chopped roasted red peppers.
• Canadian Living Cooks Step by Step Daphna Rabinovitch.

GREEK HUMMUS

Steps:

• Process all ingredients except cheese in food processor until smooth.
• Add cheese; process just until blended and hummus is of desired consistency.