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Green Olive Hummus

November 18, 2011 21 comments Article Appetizers, Recipes, Snacks

Every so often I reminisce of my childhood eating habits and laugh. I used to be the pickiest eater. I only liked fruit, meat, peas, corn and potatoes. I would never try things and was always skeptical. In the last two years, I have grown to like almost every food and now am always eager to try new things. One of my newest obsessions is hummus. I had hummus for the first time last spring, made it for the first time this fall and am now addicted.

So far my Lemon-Artichoke Hummus has been my favorite, but now I think this Green Olive Hummus might take the win. The olives add a lot of salt to the hummus. Eating this with salted pita chips can be a bit of a salt overload. This is best served with pita bread or in sandwiches.

Green Olive Hummus

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Servings 6 -8

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can garbanzo beans drained & rinsed
  • 1-2 tbsp tahini to desired taste
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 tsp jalapeno minced
  • 1/2 cup green olives pitted + a few extra to garnish
  • 1/2 tbsp black pepper
  • 1/4 cup olive oil or to desired consistency

Instructions
 

  • Combine all ingredients except oil in a food processor and process until smooth.
  • Slowly add olive oil until desired consistency is reached.
  • Garnish with extra olives and black pepper before serving.
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21 comments

  • Curt November 18, 2011 at 5:59 am -

    I’ve never tried this. Soon, very soon!

  • Cooking with Michele November 18, 2011 at 7:30 am -

    Remember the first time you tried “salad”? You were about 3-4 and you nibbled on one corner of a limp piece of lettuce that was garnish on a plate and thought that was salad. It thrills me to see your palate expand so broadly!

  • Cassie November 18, 2011 at 8:30 am -

    I LOVE green olives, what a great idea. I could devour this!

  • Kiri W. November 18, 2011 at 10:00 am -

    Mmm, I love hummus, but I always want some interesting variation on it so it doesn’t get bland after a few bites. Green olives are some of my favorites, I bet this will be wonderful!

  • Diane {Created by Diane} November 18, 2011 at 10:06 am -

    Looks wonderful!!!

  • Grubarazzi (@Grubarazzi) November 18, 2011 at 10:21 am -

    OH yeah, my husband would love this!

  • Rachel @ My Naturally Frugal Family November 18, 2011 at 11:29 am -

    This looks very good, and I LOVE all hummus. I will heed your warning about the salt content though 🙂

  • Sarah@SarahCupcake November 18, 2011 at 12:43 pm -

    I love hummus and I love green olives. The only store-bought hummus I like is the 40 spice kind, but homemade hummus is definitly the best. I’d love to try this one!

  • Peggy November 18, 2011 at 1:48 pm -

    This sounds like a great version of hummus!

  • Megan @ Pip and Ebby November 18, 2011 at 2:23 pm -

    Green olive hummus?! Oh my, this sounds fantastic! LOVE your ingredient list. Must try..

  • fatpiginthemarket November 19, 2011 at 10:36 am -

    My husband has just come around to liking olives, some olives anyway. And I realised while reading your post that I usually purchase hummus. Time to fix that. Lemon-Artichoke hummus sounds good too!

  • Tiffany November 19, 2011 at 12:15 pm -

    Wow, this is the perfect hummus for me, I am a green olive fanatic! I also like the jalapeno in there, I can’t wait to try this! I also just printed your lemon-artichoke recipe, sounds delightful!

  • Alaiyo Kiasi November 19, 2011 at 4:46 pm -

    5 stars
    Hummus is my go to take-to-work lunch and snack. I adore green olives and am exciting for them to join the party. Great recipe and photos.

    Cheers,

    Alaiyo

  • Lindsey@Lindselicious November 19, 2011 at 7:11 pm -

    Oh I love green olives so I know I would love this. Mmm with some sea salt pita chips?? Heaven!

  • Kita November 20, 2011 at 5:55 pm -

    Im addicted to hummus too! I would have never though to pair the flavor of olives with hummus! Love it!

  • Katie November 20, 2011 at 9:28 pm -

    Mmmm this looks mighty tasty. I just bought some black olive hummus from Trader Joes and after I consume that (which will be scarfed down in days), I will definitely be trying this! Thanks for the recipe.
    Katie

  • Christine November 21, 2011 at 11:24 pm -

    I’ve never tried hummus. This looks good.

  • claire @ the realistic nutritionist November 28, 2011 at 1:25 pm -

    I love hummus. I love this hummus esp!

  • Michigan Food Blog December 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm -

    The green olives is a great idea!

  • Veronica February 25, 2014 at 10:43 am -

    Going to try this today! Thanks for sharing it!

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