An easy hummus dip that is great spread in your lunch time sandwiches instead of butter or can simply be served up as it is with your favourite crudités.
It’s been a while since I’ve made my own hummus and after forgetting to add it to my weekly online grocery shop the other week I thought it was about time I made my own. Thankfully, I had all the necessary ingredients in my kitchen cupboards to make a basic batch of hummus. Although I didn’t want this to be just any old hummus and fancied jazzing things up by adding some additional and more exciting ingredients.
- 400 g chickpeas
- 6 Peppadew Mild Piquante Peppers
- 100 g feta cheese
- 1 tbsp tahini
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 cloves of garlic
- Chickpea water to loosen the hummus
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Place all the ingredients in a food processor and blitz.
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Pour in some chickpea water a bit at a time until the desired consistency is reached.
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Serve and enjoy!
I’m a massive fan of feta cheese and like to blend it up with other ingredients to give a creamy saltiness to sauces like in my Courgetti with Avocado and Feta Sauce. Also, seeing the half empty jar of Mild Peppadew Piquante Peppers in the fridge encouraged me to add them into the mix too. I love snacking on these Peppadew piquante peppers, they have a mild heat and a sweetness that I think is the perfect flavour match to the salty feta cheese.
Hummus is one of my favourite foods, packed full of protein from the chickpeas and the range of different flavours that you can create are endless. I like to spread this hummus on toasted sourdough or pumpernickel bread, pile a huge dollop on my salads or simply serve it as it is with my favourite crudités for a healthy snack.
DO YOU LIKE MAKING YOUR OWN DIPS AND SAUCES AT HOME? WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE HUMMUS FLAVOUR?
*Recipe commissioned by Peppadew, but all opinions are my own.
Oooh I LOVE hummus and this recipe looks delicious 🙂 I will be pinning for later!
Thank you! I hope you like it if you try making it. Do let me know.
I adore hummus and my favorite type is kalamata olive. I have actually made it at home once- it was MUCH better than the store bought kind.
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Sounds gorgeous! I agree, homemade is so much better.
I love hummus but have never tried making it, this sounds so good though, I am going to have to try it x
It’s so easy to make, throw it all in a blender and blitz it up. Done!
I usually make hummus with Peppadew roasted red peppers, but I am going to have to try it with the piquante peppers next.
Yum! I’ll have to try it will the roasted red peppers too.
I really need to get back into the habit of making my own humous. This one looks delicious!
I thought the same when I was making this, it tastes much better than store bought.
So simple but looks amazingly delicious! Yum x
Thank you Emily!
Never tried hummus, but I think I would have liked. In any case, looks delicious 🙂
It’s really easy to make, you should give it a try.
I am a big fan of hummus! I will definitely will be making this dish this week. It’s perfect for a party! xoxo
Awesome, I really hope you like it.
This looks amazing, I love hummus dipped in carrots x
Thanks! Thank’s one of my favourite snacks.
Can you believe I have NEVER had hummus? Madness!
Serious!? Now that is madness!!
I would have never of thought that peppadew would make a delicious hummus base but you have definitely convinced me!
Oh the peppers are wonderful blended up into hummus.
I love hummus, especially in the summer for some reason – it feels much more like a summer food. This recipe sounds delicious, i can’t wait to try it! x
Thank you, it’s great on all those summery salads.
I have to say normally I am not a fan of hummus but I totally want to try this – it sounds really different. x
Thanks Sarah, lovely to hear that this may have swayed you.
This sounds like a great recipe, I love hummus and luckily it’s healthy too.
It’s very healthy…well depending what you put in it. 🙂
Oh I think I’d like this kind of hummus The flavors sound great and the hint of spice would be perfect.
Thank you! I hope you give it a go!
Now I adore hummus and usually add a few chilli flakes to it, if I am feeling daring x
Yay to homemade hummus! This looks delicious and I love its colour! Perfect for a picnic I think!
You can even make hummus look pretty!!! I love dipping celery and carrot sticks into it too, great healthy snack option!
I absolutely love hummus but never thought of making it myself. I’m definitely going to give it a go.
This sounds so good! I’ve never had much luck with making my own hummus but adding feta sounds like a great idea and it’s definitely something I want to give another go of! x
I love making hummus at home, but the next batch will definitely be this one. The flavours sound amazing!
I’m not keen on hummus! But my partner loves it
I just recently got an interest on how hummus can be made with different variants and unique adds. This one is really interesting to try. 🙂 Looks so yummy!
I absolutely love Hummus and it is my go-to snacking item. I will definitely be trying this recipe out!
Thanks Tanya, really hope you like it if you do try it.
Hummus in all it’s varieties is one of may favourite spreads. On bread, crackers as a dip or just on a finger! Although I have never tried making it with Feta cheese?! That’s a new twist I’m going to have to check out