hummus for someone who doesn't like plain hummus

[CloudBee]

What's a good flavor to try?

I hate pre-made plain hummus, but generally like homemade restaurant hummus.

Not something I'm looking to make myself right now. Unless you can suggest a seasoning add-in to pre-made plain?

I'm currently sitting at my desk eating carrot sticks and what must be garlic hummus (?) that was delivered with my lunch. SO GOOD. I could probably manage this over ranch.

[cuddlyevil]

Lemon hummus or roasted red pepper hummus are my jam.

[compassrose]

lemon or garlic Sabra
the Trader Joes beet hummus

[curtains]

I am not a huge fan of hummus. It is ok, but I find it to be kind of bland and boring.

I found this recipe and it is soooo good. I love the pinenuts in it. Maybe you can just add cumin and pine nuts to already made?

www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/hummus-with-toasted-pine-nuts-cumin-seeds-and-parsley-oil-15229


ETA:  I like TR s suggestion better.  Much easier.  

[isabel]

I like the non-garbanzo bean hummus, like white bean or edamame. The red pepper and pine nut Sabra are also really delicious.

[btay]

I love the garlic from Sabra.

[cep1976]

Ditto garlic from Sabra.

[rockpaperscissors]

Roasted red pepper and tuscan garden - both Sabra. Sabra is the best.

[gault]

Trader Joes Mediterranean hummus. Best I've ever had.

[sonrisa]

Baba Ganoush. or Muhammara. 

Yeah, not hummus. Better.

or the Aubergine spread from Marin gourmet. Or Tapenade. Or Tadziki. Or Pesto. Or blue cheese pecan spread.

[ECB]

Sabra is one of the best. Red pepper.

I DO NOT LIKE the Tribe brand at all.

[dexteroni]

Oct 8, 2015 11:55:20 GMT -5 cuddlyevil said:

Lemon hummus or roasted red pepper hummus are my jam.

Exactly what I was going to say! Those are my favorites by far. Although I do like plain hummus, so my input might not be what you need.

[ninjabridemom]

Omg this carrot sriacha hummus is seriously so good and not spicy. eatwellembracelife.com/zesty-sriracha-carrot-hummus/

[dexteroni]

Oct 8, 2015 12:01:09 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Baba Ganoush. or Muhammara.

Yeah, not hummus. Better.

I do like both of these more than hummus. And they're probably less carb-y than hummus.

[ninjabridemom]

Oct 8, 2015 12:06:09 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

Oct 8, 2015 12:01:09 GMT -5 sonrisa said:

Baba Ganoush. or Muhammara.

Yeah, not hummus. Better.

I do like both of these more than hummus. And they're probably less carb-y than hummus.

But bad hummus is usually still edible.

Bad baba ganoush is gag-worthy. Much harder to nail ime. 

[shananagins]

Oct 8, 2015 12:01:40 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Sabra makes an Olive Tapenade hummus that I can't find all the time, but when I do I get SO EXCITED. It's delicious.

Yes. It is sooooo good and I don't understand why they don't always carry it!  
If I can't get the Olive one I get Roasted Red Pepper. 

[lilybug]

I think roasted red pepper does the best job of covering the taste, for people who don't like it plain.

[sonrisa]

Oct 8, 2015 12:08:03 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Oct 8, 2015 12:06:09 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

I do like both of these more than hummus. And they're probably less carb-y than hummus.

But bad hummus is usually still edible.

Bad baba ganoush is gag-worthy. Much harder to nail ime. 

Agreed, but the good stuff is great.

Muhammara is wonderful, though. Or at least every version I've had.

[ninjabridemom]

sonrisa I need to try that, I've never heard of it!

[sonrisa]

Oct 8, 2015 12:11:44 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

sonrisa I need to try that, I've never heard of it!

Trader joes just started carrying one :-) Before, I'd only seen it in specialty stores around here.

www.traderjoes.com/digin/post/muhammara

[FrankieM20]

Oct 8, 2015 11:55:21 GMT -5 compassrose said:

lemon or garlic Sabra
the Trader Joes beet hummus

Trader Joe's Beet Hummus is my favorite!!!

[MrsPotatohead]

I know you said you don't want to make it, but it's SO easy, really, like 5 min. I also prefer fresh homemade hummus, but I will say the Sabra stuff is pretty good. I also saw a recipe (I guess this is called duqqah) where they added pistachios, almonds and pine nuts, which looked really good.

[birdistheword]

I love Trader Joe's Tomato Basil

[eponinepontmercy]

Black bean hummus is really good.

[CloudBee]

Someone needs to make a sampler pack so I don't buy and waste.

[iheartbanjos]

I like olive hummus. When I had a garden, I often made beet hummus, which always got rave reviews.

[humpty]

This is my favorite hummus. The Fresh Hummus Co. Spinach and Artichoke hummus is the only one I buy.

[dexteroni]

Oct 8, 2015 12:08:03 GMT -5 ninjabridemom said:

Oct 8, 2015 12:06:09 GMT -5 dexteroni said:

I do like both of these more than hummus. And they're probably less carb-y than hummus.

But bad hummus is usually still edible.

Bad baba ganoush is gag-worthy. Much harder to nail ime. 

I don't eat bad versions of any of these! I buy them freshly made at the Middle Eastern grocery. It's wonderful. The downside is that there are also mountains of freshly baked pita there, which makes it less likely that I'll use carrots as my dipping tool. lol.

Except muhammara. I don't have a fresh source for that, sadly. It seems easy enough to make, but thus far I've made do with Trader Joe's version.

[kayl84]

Oct 8, 2015 11:56:04 GMT -5 TR said:

I really love the Sabra Roasted Pine Nut Hummus. It's a really nice liiiiightly sweet nutty flavor.

THIS x infinity. I had no idea what I was having when I was at an old ex bf's house and it was this. I was seriously surprised I liked hummus or that it was hummus at all. There's supposed to be an avocado hummus out now too! I heart avocados, just nothing spicy which is why the roasted pine nut hummus was perfect.

[Mrs.Rad888]

Oct 8, 2015 12:16:09 GMT -5 @booby said:

jalapeno hummus is incredible. it's pretty much impossible to fid where I live (I even contacted the company! lol).

this same brand makes a carmelized onion one that's pretty dope.

and I love garlic anything....except garlic hummus.  garlic hummus tastes really weird to me (any brand).

Trader Joes makes a Jalapeno and Cilantro hummus that I love.