Best Hummus With Pureed Sesame Seeds No Pre Made Tahini Here Recipes

Hummus with Pureed Sesame Seeds (No Pre-made Tahini Here!) image

Provided by Boxerwing

Categories Beans

Time 15m

Yield 2 cups dip

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, liquid reserved
1/2 cup sesame seeds
2 cloves garlic, peeled and cut in half (or more to taste)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon olive oil or 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

Drain chick pea liquid directly into a blender or food processor.
Set chick peas aside.
Add the sesame seeds and garlic to the blender, cover, and puree until smooth (3-4 min.).
Add chick peas, lemon juice, salt, and oil (if using) to blender.
Cover and mix until well blended, stopping and scraping down sides of bowl occasionally.
Pour into a serving dish and garnish with chopped parsley (if using).
Serve with pita chips or wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 488.7, Fat 22.6, SaturatedFat 3.1, Sodium 1803.3, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 13.7, Sugar 0.7, Protein 17.2

Hummus Spread image

Provided by Steve_G

Categories Spreads

Time 3h

Yield 1 batch, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 ounces dried garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
3 garlic cloves, smashed
2 bay leaves
5 ounces roasted sesame seeds
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
3 garlic cloves
salt and pepper

Steps:

For the beans: Rinse beans and pick over.
place in a large pot, cover by at-least 2" with water (if you have hard water toss in a pinch of baking soda) Bring to a boil for 2 minutes, turn off stove and let them sit until cooled to room temperature.
About 2 hours.
Drain beans and rinse.
Rinse out pot and return beans, again, cover with water, add garlic and bay leaf, bring to a boil, reduce to simmer Cook until tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Drain and cool.
For the Tahini: Place sesame seeds and sesame oil in the food processor, grind until it's formed a paste.
If it seems dry add some of the olive oil.
For the Hummus: Add garlic to the hummus and pulse until finely chopped.
Add beans and turn on processor, drizzle olive oil into processor, allow to run until desired consistency is reached.
Add salt and pepper to taste and pulse until mixed.
Optional: You can replace some of the olive oil with a bit of reduced fat sour cream to attain the desired creaminess without as much fat.