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
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
- Puree everything in a food processor until smooth. Add some water (or more olive oil) to bring it to the consistency that you like.
- Serve garnished with chopped parsley and olive oil to taste.
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!
Sun-dried olives (the wrinkly ones) are my favourite olives, good taste!
Kevin, a very interesting idea! I love it!
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.
this sounds so great. i absolutely love hummus but i have never made it at home (call me lazy!)
This sounds completely wonderful Kevin. I love the whole thing!
so what do vegetarians eat anyway?
this sounds great, olive tampanade meets hummus. yummy!
I’m going to try this, thanks for the idea.
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!
Sun dried olives are dried in the sun, similar to sun dried tomatoes, and they look shrivelled and they are packed in oil.