Best Basic Houmous (Thermomix)

I really enjoy houmous and have made this best basic houmous recipe in our Thermomix many times.   It’s an incredibly quick and easy dip to make.  I’ve made a couple of the other flavoured houmous and dip recipes in the Thermomix – watch out for these being added!   You’ll find a link to chorizo dip below – it’s delicious!

We recently made our greek lamb meatballs and greek rice with spinach for dinner and had them along with a bowl of salad leaves and spring onions from our garden with baby tomatoes and cucumber chopped through it and toasted multi seeded flatbreads from Asda.  I made a half portion of this best basic houmous too.   It was all delicious!!

If you don’t have a Thermomix and would like to try making this recipe, please see the Non-Thermomix Instructions at the bottom of the page.

Recipe on UK Cookidoo

Best Basic Houmous

Tips

• I tend to halve the recipe as the full recipe is quite a large portion.
• Instead of toasted sesame seeds, I’ve been using the same quantity of tahini sesame paste instead.
• Enjoy houmous as part of a meze platter with pitta bread, flatbread, breadsticks, crisps, and sticks of carrot and cucumber…yum!

Another dip you might like to try:

Chorizo Dip (Thermomix)

If you don’t have the Cookidoo app for your Thermomix, follow the recipe below:

Ingredients

• 2 garlic cloves 
• 480g tinned chickpeas, rinsed, drained (2 x 400 g tins)
• 60g water 
• 30g lemon juice 
• 70g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving
• 40g toasted sesame seeds, or tahini sesame paste
• 0.5 tsp fine sea salt 

Instructions

1. Place the garlic, chickpeas, water, lemon juice, oil, sesame seeds and salt in the mixing bowl then start Blend/1 minute.
2. Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with paprika. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Non-Thermomix Instructions

I’d suggest the recipe can easily be adapted using a stick blender or food processor to make the houmous.   My suggestions are as follows: 

1. Place the garlic, chickpeas, water, lemon juice, oil, sesame seeds and salt in a bowl or suitable container if using a stick blender, blend until smooth.   If using a food processor, put the ingredients into the processor bowl and mix on high for 1 minute until smooth. 
2. Follow as above.

Best Basic Houmous (Thermomix)

Deborah

Recipe on UK Cookidoo

Best Basic Houmous

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Prep Time 5 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Servings 1 large portion

Ingredients

  

If you don't have the Cookidoo app for your Thermomix, follow the recipe below:

• 2 garlic cloves
• 480g tinned chickpeas rinsed, drained (2 x 400 g tins)
• 60g water
• 30g lemon juice
• 70g extra virgin olive oil plus extra for serving
• 40g toasted sesame seeds or tahini sesame paste
• 0.5 tsp fine sea salt

Instructions

 

• Place the garlic, chickpeas, water, lemon juice, oil, sesame seeds and salt in the mixing bowl then start Blend/1 minute.
• Transfer to a serving bowl, drizzle with oil and sprinkle with paprika. Serve cold or at room temperature.

Notes

• I tend to halve the recipe as the full recipe is quite a large portion.
• Instead of toasted sesame seeds, I’ve been using the same quantity of tahini sesame paste instead.
• We've enjoyed the houmous with a bowl of fresh salad and toasted multi seeded flatbreads from Asda along with our:
  • greek lamb meatballs
  • greek rice with spinach
• Enjoy houmous as part of a meze platter with pitta bread, flatbread, breadsticks, crisps, and sticks of carrot and cucumber...yum!
• Another dip you might like to try:
  • chorizo dip (thermomix)