Every once in a while I get the craving for a creamy dip and although I am completely enthralled by hot melted cheese dips I often want something on the healthier side and at times like this hummus is my ‘goto’ dip of choice. At it’s base hummus is made with pureed chickpeas, tahini, garlic and lemon juice but you can easily add flavours to it to keep things interesting. One of my faourite flavoured hummus has to be sun dried tomato hummus as sun dried tomatoes are just packed with flavour and they go really well in a creamy hummus base. Sun dried tomatoes typically come either dehydrated or packed in oil and both work in hummus either by re-hydrating the dehydrated ones or by draining the ones packed in oil and then adding them to the food processor along with everything else to puree. This sun dried tomato hummus works very well as a dip with toasted pita chips or vegetables for dipping or as a tasty spread in sandwiches or wraps where it adds a ton of flavour and a nice creamy texture.
For the pita chips, cut a pita into triangles, lightly brush with olive oil and bake in a preheated 400F oven until crispy and golden brown, about 3-6 minutes per side.
Sun-Dried Tomato Hummus
A creamy sun dried tomato chickpea dip or spread that is so addictively good and so easy to make!
ingredients
- 1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or 1 1/2 cups cooked beans, from 1/2 cup dry)
- 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes (drained or re-hydrated)
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/4 cup lemon juice (~1 lemon)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt, pepper and cayenne to taste
directions
- Puree the chickpeas, sundried tomatoes, tahini, garilc, lemon juice and oil in a food processor adding more oil or water if necessary to bring it to the consistency that you like and salt, pepper and cayenne to taste.
Option: Add a few basil leaves for a nice freshness.
Mmmm, yessss…
I’m so boring, I always have plain, ordinary hummus. This is a great idea.
This is bookmarked to try, Kevin.
Kevin, looks good. I just made some plain hummus the othe day, wish I had thought of using some of my slow roasted tomatoes.
Isn’t home made hummus the best? It always tastes better than the best quality store bought. This has inspired me to make roasted red pepper hummus! Thanks!
Sounds yummy. Just so you know, the link in your email (https://www.closetcooking.com/2007/09/oven-dried-tomato-hummus.html) goes nowhere – looks like it has the wrong date in the URL
Mmm sun-dried tomatoes must add such great flavor to this hummus! Love it!
I can't decide if the clove of garlic should be added in the processing or as a garnish?
Julie: The garlic is pureed with the chickpeas and everything else. (Those are a few chickpeas on top that I used as garnish in the photo.)
I am always looking for hummus recipes-this sounds like a real winner.
I have pinned it as well-
Jemma
Just wanted to let you know that I featured this recipe (with full credit and a link-back) in a hummus recipe roundup today on Foxes Love Lemons. Happy Friday!
I just made this and it's fabulous! I added an extra clove of garlic b/c I like garlicky hummus. Also, I didn't realize I didn't have any tahini, so I used some Wow Butter, which is made with toasted soy. Crazy good!
This turned out delicious! I added an extra garlic, this is my first time making flavored hummus, so I wasn’t sure of the texture. I did add a bit more water, oil from the sundried tomatoes, EVOO, until smooth. I don’t think I can ever eat store bought again!
This is incredible. So good. Thank you.
I’m afraid I have no tahini and won’t get out to a store. Is there anything I could sub or would it not taste very good if I do?
You can simply omit the hummus! You may need to add some more oil or water to help puree the chickpeas until smooth.