Most weeks I like to make a few different kinds of houmous so that we always have something healthy to eat in sandwiches, salads, etc. so I thought I’d share the recipes for the three houmouses I made this week. (Is that the plural of houmous? I really don’t know!)
This week I made roasted red pepper houmous, beetroot houmous and pesto houmous. I kept the basic recipe very simple (pretty much 1 of everything so that it’s easy to remember) and then added different things for the three different varieties. I make different ones every week, depending on what I have in the fridge, so might do another post next week! These are all oil-free as well, so are lower in fat, but still have good fat from the tahini, and are very nutritious in general. Adding different herbs, spices and veggies boosts the nutritional value, and just adds variety. You can never have too many types of houmous!



Ingredients:
Basic houmous recipe
1 tin of chickpeas
1 clove of garlic
1 tbsp tahini
Juice of 1 lemon
1 tsp sea salt (optional)
Black pepper
For the red pepper houmous
1 roasted red pepper (either roasted by you, deseeded and stalk removed, or store bought in a jar)
Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)
Paprika or smoked paprika to sprinkle on top (optional)
For the pesto houmous
Handful of fresh basil leaves
1 tbsp pine nuts (plus extra to sprinkle on top)
1 tsp nutritional yeast (optional but gives a nice flavour)
For the beetroot houmous
1-2 cooked beetroots (depending on how much you like beetroot and the size of them, I buy the vacuum packed cooked beetroot because it’s so handy but you could boil or roast it yourself too)
Dash of cumin seeds (plus extra to sprinkle on top, optional)
Method:
Drain and rinse the chickpeas, peel the garlic clove and add all the basic houmous ingredients to a food processor.
Add the extra ingredients for whatever variation that you want to make.
Blend until smooth. For the pesto houmous I like to leave it with a little more texture, but you can make it as smooth as you like.
Sprinkle on top whatever toppings you’re using.
Lovely recipes! I’m transitioning to veganism and have been making so much plain hummus, it’ll be nice to mix it up a bit! 🐰 xx
I hope you like it. 🙂
They all look lovely. Saved for later thanks.
Thank you ❤
Sharing with my husband, he makes hummus once a week!
Looks great and great work! Have to try it out 💮 I love pure food and no read meat. I can really feel the transformation in my body. How long have you been a vegan? 🌸
About 13 years now. 🙂
Thats great! 🙂
What have you experienced after going vegan?:)
I’m not sure if it’s because of being vegan, or eating a healthier diet in general, but I do feel great, I have lots of energy (or at least a lot for raising three kids, haha), I’m very rarely sick, I find it easy to maintain a healthy weight, my skin and hair looks healthy I think, my digestion is great. 🙂 I’m vegan for the animals but do think it’s very healthy as well and the health benefits are great. 🙂 My kids are very healthy too, almost never sick or anything. 🙂
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❤ ❤ ❤ loooove hummus!