Houmous with Peanut Butter – a great alternative to traditional houmous and for those times when you don’t have any tahini paste
Houmous, there seem to be an infinite number of ways of spelling it (hummus, hommus etc) and many more ways of preparing it! This Houmous with Peanut Butter came about after I stumbled across an article in the Huffington Post a while ago about using peanut butter instead of tahini in houmous.
It was an idea that struck a chord with me immediately as firstly I’m a hug fan of peanut butter (took me until adulthood to find this out) and secondly I’m all for being frugal. I remember an unloved jar of tahini paste in my cupboard that got used once or twice and then just languished there forgotten until it was too late!
That’s the thing with specialist ingredients, you buy to make one dish and then you’re left wondering what to do with the rest of the jar. So to be able to make houmous with peanut butter instead (which is always in our cupboard) makes perfect sense!
Why not get you kids making this houmous during the summer holidays, I’ll bet a lot of them don’t even realise houmous is made with chickpeas!
I remember as a child loving fig rolls and hadn’t a clue what a fig actually was – when I finally found out I went off them completely bizarrely! The same thing happened with Ox tongue that we used to have sliced from the deli counter, a family friend boiled a whole ox tongue for tea one day and that was enough to put me off for life! I don’t think you get tongue any more so a whole generation of kids have been spared!
That said I’m sure no children will be put off houmous because it’s made with chickpeas!
We enjoyed our Houmous with Peanut Butter with some wholemeal pittas or you could use it as a dip for crudité or crisps!
I’m entering a few events with this houmous:
Credit Crunch Munch which I run with Helen of Fuss Free Flavours and hosted this month by Sarah at Maison Cupcake. Recipe of the Week over at A Mummy Too and Tasty Tuesdays over at Honest Mum.
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Houmous with Peanut Butter
Ingredients
- 1 x 400g Tinned Chickpeas
- 2 ½ tblsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2 Garlic cloves crushed
- 1 heaped dsp Peanut Butter
- 4 tbsp Water
- Salt
- Garnish:
- Drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
- Shake of cayenne pepper or smoked paprika
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a blender (I used my mini herb chopper) and whizz until smooth.
- Check the seasoning and adjust if necessary.
- Place in a bowl and drizzle with olive oil and dust with cayenne pepper or smoked paprika.
- Serve with pittas.
Valerie
Made this today. Twice. Once with peanut butter that had added sugar, and then with sugar-free, both smooth. I preferred the sugar-free, a more savory taste. I also used a GF Cassava wrap. This is an easy recipe when there is little time to prepare. It’s also a good way to get some quick protein, carbs, fiber, and it’s a delicious combo.
Camilla
Glad you like the houmous, I have to admit I only ever eat peanut butter with no additives.
Janet Mozelewski
I have a glut of walnuts so have used walnut butter instead. It gives it a more textured darker colour.
Oh and tongue…..I remember liking it until I found out it was actual tongue! Heaven knows what I imagined it was.
Cab still buy it at the butchers. In French supermarkets you can buy whole tongues to cook at home! They are huge and bluish!
Camilla
Excellent idea. I haven’t eaten tongue since either LOL!
Paul Wilson
Looks yummy.
dawn obrien
love houmous and love peanut butter but would never have thought of combining them! going to give it a try next weekend x
Camilla
Fab:-)
tiggerific1973
Unusual combo, will give it a try 🙂
Margot @ Coffee & Vanilla
I would really love to try this, we love peanut butter but since my daughter has the allergy we don’t bring peanut products into the house. It looks soooo good 😉
Camilla
Oh no that’s such a shame! Allergies are such a nuisance!
Paul Wilson
People seem to be regarding peanut butter as more of a health food now.
Camilla
Well many peanut butters these days are made with just nuts and nothing else so as long as you don’t eat it to excess then it is a great source of vitamins and minerals:-)
Maya Russell
Such an unusual combination. Not sure I’d like it, but Interesting enough to try!
Maddy
Wow- how simple is that?
Definitely one for the kids to make!
Camilla
Yes a win/win situation:-)
Carole Cambridge
Wow, this is something a bit different. I’d never have thought of putting peanut butter and houmous together… it’s probably one of those combinations that really works! Definitely going to give it a try 🙂
Camilla
Fab, hope you like it:-)