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Sun Dried Olive Hummus

[heart_this] · Oct 12, 2007 · 9 Comments

Sun Dried Olive Hummus

I am still on my hummus kick. Hummus is such a simple and tasty snack. You can make it plain or you can add whatever extra flavours you want. This time I was inspired by this recipe for olive hummus . I used sun dried olives in mine as they were what I had on hand. This one took a bit more effort as I had to remove the pits from the olives before adding them to the food processor. Add some toasted whole wheat pita triangles for a tasty and fairly healthy snack.

Sun Dried Olive Hummus

Sun Dried Olive Hummus

Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas
  • 1/2 cup sun dried olives (pitted)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1/2 lemon (juice)
  • olive oil to taste
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • parsley to taste (chopped, optional)
directions
  1. Puree everything in a food processor until smooth. Add some water (or more olive oil) to bring it to the consistency that you like.
  2. Serve garnished with chopped parsley and olive oil to taste.
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Comments

  1. Nicole says

    October 12, 2007 at 5:08 am

    Looks great, Kevin! Do you have a particular method for removing pits from olives? I use my big knife to smash them and it seems to work pretty well but I’m curious to see what other people do!

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  2. Peter M says

    October 12, 2007 at 7:40 am

    Sun-dried olives (the wrinkly ones) are my favourite olives, good taste!

    Reply
  3. Anh says

    October 12, 2007 at 7:48 am

    Kevin, a very interesting idea! I love it!

    Reply
  4. Kevin says

    October 12, 2007 at 12:07 pm

    I cut all the way around them with a knife and pulled the flesh off. I will have to try smashing them with the side of the knife next time.

    Reply
  5. Andreea says

    October 12, 2007 at 2:32 pm

    this sounds so great. i absolutely love hummus but i have never made it at home (call me lazy!)

    Reply
  6. JennDZ - The Leftover Queen says

    October 12, 2007 at 4:27 pm

    This sounds completely wonderful Kevin. I love the whole thing!

    Reply
  7. Veggie says

    October 13, 2007 at 11:27 pm

    so what do vegetarians eat anyway?

    this sounds great, olive tampanade meets hummus. yummy!

    I’m going to try this, thanks for the idea.

    Reply
  8. nocalgal says

    December 26, 2019 at 6:26 pm

    Hi, Kevin-
    Love your recipes and share them with several friends, but you’ve left me a bit puzzled with this one. Are what you call “dried olives” the same as oil-cured olives? I sure hope so as oil-cured olives are the only kind I buy/eat!

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    • kevin says

      December 29, 2019 at 11:01 am

      Sun dried olives are dried in the sun, similar to sun dried tomatoes, and they look shrivelled and they are packed in oil.

      Reply

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