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I buy Esti brand. Their red pepper hummus is actually mixed up and it’s Greek, not Israeli.
I just make my own. It's really easy. It's just a can of chickpeas (drained), a couple/three tablespoons of tahini, a couple/three tablespoons of olive oil, a few cloves of garlic, and a tablespoon or two of lemon juice. Add some cumin and paprika if you want it to taste like store bought. Throw all that in a blender or food processor for a couple minutes and you've got hummus. Then you can add as much red pepper as you want. Personally I like to make it with roasted and peeled Hatch or Pueblo chiles.
I recently started using dried chicpeas cooked in an instant pot. It doesn't make a HUGE difference, but I do think it's a bit better for not much extra effort. I also experimented with adding konbu when cooking the peas. I think it did add some savoryness. Again not a huge difference but I did enjoy it.
I like to buy the regular hummus and add my own spice powders to it. Just stir them in and give it some time for the spices to hydrate. You may need to add a teaspoon of water if the mixture dries out from too many spices added.
You need a tub of Oops! All Peppers
That entire thing should be illegal. Hommos (literally Arabic word for chickpea) only contains these ingredients: chickpeas, tahineh, lemon, a bit of water to blend, salt. Optionally garlic, cumin powder. Go check the ingredient list of that department store crime against humanity they dare to call hummus.
The same places you buy pre-made hummus also sell factory-made peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. There are a lot worse food crimes than "Food for people who dont own a blender."
A lot of supermarkets (at least up here in Maple Land) also sell store made hummus that has significantly fewer ingredients
Yeah whatever brand that has only the basic ingredients works and you can pimp it. But the ingredients I mentioned are the only thing that should be in there, otherwise it’s wrong. There’s some Arab brands that export to non Middle Eastern countries and those have the correct recipe but you usually can’t buy those in normal supermarkets.
It may be wrong but it's still delicious and healthy
You can buy pre-made hommos and it can be alright but I know what OP is talking about and it has nothing to do with hommos. I listed all the ingredients that belong in it, nothing else does. Now next time you are in the shop and you buy that monstrosity they call hommos just go and check the ingredient list. Why is there sunflower oil in it? Why sugar? Sure as hell vinegar does not belong in there. What kind of spices are in there and why? Who told you to put fucking pumpkin or pesto on it? It does not belong there. I will die on this hill to make sure you understand that putting all that shit in hommos is the middle eastern equivalent of putting pineapple on pizza.
But I like pineapple pizza
Since I’m not Italian I’m completely fine with that
Never seen so much hummus gatekeeping in my life.
Relax bud
I get it. I hate when places try to sell poutine with shredded cheese instead of cheese curd
They do WHAT
naw, peehole’s gpt this one right. store bought is crazy expensive, has a buncha crap in it and doesn’t taste great.
only thing i have to add is that using dry chickpeas is way better than canned for flavor as well as texture.
Thanks turdburglar!
Yes I agree, put the dry chickpeas to soak in water for at least 12h, ideally 24h and boil for 1-2h with a tablespoon of baking soda to make it soft faster. The chickpeas are ready when you can easily crush them with your hands.
Keep the water as you will need it during blending. Whenever the blender gets stuck at a tiny bit of the water until the paste has a smooth consistency. But never add more than absolutely necessary.
Do you not consider olive oil a normal humus ingredient?
You put it on top, but you shouldn’t blend the ingredients with olive oil. Also to make the hommos become really creamy and smooth, blend only the chickpeas with some of the water from boiling and then leave it in the fridge. Once it’s cold, mix with the other ingredients and add an ice cube.
Thanks, I will try that.
There used to be a brand
Tribe of Two Sheikhs Hummus with Forty Spices
They went under like 15 years ago.
I will go back in time
Not to buy Bitcoin
Not to save Harambe
But to save my beloved Spicy Hummus
Esti makes a spicy hummus that’s pretty good.
this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2026
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