Olive Houmous

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Olive Houmous
I am following up on my pita post with a totally yummy Olive Houmous!
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In the picture – Mother’s Day Daisies From My Daughter :)

A funny tale behind this wonderfully delicious dish –  So last year, some of my family decided to go to an island resort in Greece – While I did read some about Greece and the food options for vegetarians, I was well aware that meat was the mainstay for Greeks. But the romantic notions of fresh Greek Salad and Houmous and yogurt were very uplifting. Then we get there and this resort was kinda isolated – a 45 minute boat ride to the biggest island/tourist resort, Hydra. Not a soul there knew what the heck we were asking for when we tried to order Houmous – Not a soul knew the heck how to talk in English either – There I was playing a game of Pictionary, drawing with all my might and gesticulating verily to make them understand until one other customer at the café said, Ah whomoosh! In rapid Greek, he explained to them what I was talking about and I could tell light bulbs were coming on brightly and their broad smiles made me realize what a dummy I was asking for a Lebanese/Turkish dish in Greece and expecting them to understand!
While we never got to eat houmous, we did eat a lot of unbelievably thick and sluggish yogurt, which seemed to me made purely of fat, like the fresh churned butter (vennai) that we do have on Gokulashtami in India.
I have mentioned to you Bobbi’s humus which is sold on occasion in Sam’s club and how crazy we are for it. Sabra is a brand that sells a really yummy humus too although they are getting more commercial.
So when I made the pita, I went all out and made Olive humus (houmous) too.
So here my friends, is a happy companion to the pita.
I will like to compare this combo to a chappati/chutney combo or dosai/thogayal combo.
OH2
Ingredients
3 cans garbanzo beans
1 can of black olives, pitted
2 tbps of tahini sauce
8-10 cloves of garlic
6-10 red chilies
1 tbsp black pepper
2 tbsp Virgin Olive Oil
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Preparation
Grind the contents together in a fine paste
Pour into a serving container
Dribble the oil over it
Add a spring of your favorite herb for decoration (I used basil)
Serve with Pitas

BIG TIP: SERVED CHILLED FOR BEST TASTE
Sending this to my own event which is being guest hosted by Priya of Bon Appetit

Skills

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May 18, 2011

51 Comments

  2. Mélange on May 18, 2011 at 4:27 am

    Loved reading you.
    Your Olive houmous is so tempting that I was kind of running to read the recipe.It's truly a very innovative one.
    The daisies..Proud mom you dear !!

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  5. Sarah on May 18, 2011 at 5:38 am

    hummus looks lovely! Yeah, greek yoghurt is very thick – kind of like chenna that we use in Indian sweets like shrikhand.

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  6. Raji on May 18, 2011 at 5:45 am

    That's an interesting holiday story Priya…so much of fatty curd will make me feel sleepy through out the day let alone enjoy the outing.
    Love this houmous with lots of olives..super healthy.

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  8. Vardhini on May 18, 2011 at 6:09 am

    You know what .. I have always wanted to try hummus .. may be I should :) looks so yummy Priya.

    Vardhini
    VardhinisKitchen

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  9. Chitra on May 18, 2011 at 6:10 am

    very new to me. Looks yummy ..

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  10. Rani acharyulu on May 18, 2011 at 6:46 am

    Wav,tasty and delicious hummus,i will try this recipe.Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Shobha on May 18, 2011 at 6:49 am

    I love this with pitas.

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  12. Priya on May 18, 2011 at 6:55 am

    Feel like having this delicious houmous with toasted breads, very tempting..

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  13. Nandini on May 18, 2011 at 9:11 am

    This is very tasty and I like it! Your hilarous experience in Greece made me snicker!

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  15. Prathima Rao on May 18, 2011 at 9:39 am

    Looks extremely delicious & perfect with your warm homemade & fresh pita pockets!!
    Prathima Rao
    Prats Corner

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  16. Prathima Shivraj on May 18, 2011 at 9:43 am

    very interesting recipe & new to me, I will try this, nice presentation dear.

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  18. Carol on May 18, 2011 at 10:06 am

    Looks delicious, I think we'd love it with the black olives! Thanks for the nice comments and the follow! Following you back!

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  19. Priti on May 18, 2011 at 10:20 am

    Looks so good ….love that olive touch

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  20. Suchi on May 18, 2011 at 10:37 am

    LOL- funny story Priya! I can dig into humus (houmous) any time on anything – (just like zohan 😛 – remember the movie don't mess with Zohan??)

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  21. girlichef on May 18, 2011 at 11:03 am

    What a great idea..I love the thought of olives in hummus. I think I would be easily addicted to this. Yum =)

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  22. Malar Gandhi on May 18, 2011 at 11:30 am

    I have similar experience in Mexico, once. I bet…we girls are better in communication even without a language, hehe:) Same here, love hummus…such a healthy dip:)

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  23. S.Menaga on May 18, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    ஆலிவ் ஹமூஸ் ரொம்ப நல்லாயிருக்கு…

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  24. divya on May 18, 2011 at 12:15 pm

    Looks mouthwatering and yummy..

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  25. Suja on May 18, 2011 at 12:32 pm

    Interesting recipe..new to me,love olives and this looks so inviting.

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  29. Mugdha on May 18, 2011 at 1:10 pm

    Looks so tempting…:)

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  31. revathi on May 18, 2011 at 1:55 pm

    This is delicious and so thick:) Love gulp it all up with a couple of pita breads..:)
    Reva

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  32. Sensible Vegetarian on May 18, 2011 at 2:08 pm

    Delicious looking hummus. Addition of olives look very interesting.

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  33. createwithmom on May 18, 2011 at 2:17 pm

    delicious way to make hummus with olives I usually add carrots or pepper
    looks wonderful
    thank you for the lovely comment :)

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  35. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal on May 18, 2011 at 2:56 pm

    Somehow I am not a big fan of olives, but they are good for health. So, this could be a perfect recipe to include them in diet as then I can't see them and it is delicious too :)

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  36. Vidhya on May 18, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Would love to try this creamy hummus with your Pita breads that I plan to make soon.

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  37. Faith on May 18, 2011 at 3:39 pm

    I love this dish.. looks womderful. I am always on the hunt for a good recipe to make hummus and this one fits.

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  38. Faith on May 18, 2011 at 3:55 pm

    Great story behind this lovely hummus! This sounds so flavorful and I love the addition of black olives!

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  39. Comfy Cook on May 18, 2011 at 3:56 pm

    Olive is a great choice for the hummus.

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  40. Priya Sreeram on May 18, 2011 at 4:25 pm

    the hummus is rocking priya- loved reading the funny tale and hey the daisy by your d is very sweet & thoughtful ! Thanks for the event sharing !

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  41. julie on May 18, 2011 at 5:04 pm

    Nice holiday tale and a perfect combo with pita bread,Priya!!Thanx for sharing.

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  42. Pushpa on May 18, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    Hummus looks delicious Priya.Love the combination.

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  45. Plateful on May 18, 2011 at 8:55 pm

    lol. Your story made me smile. Yes, hammous is a middle eastern delicacy. And you, my friend, have done a great job making it at home! Pass me your homemade khubbus and hammous and I'm oh sooo happy!

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  47. Sobha Shyam on May 19, 2011 at 12:59 am

    Perfect with pita pockets..looks delicious..ur amazing recipe collection is increasing day by day :)

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  48. muppy on May 19, 2011 at 1:26 am

    what a great idea using olives :)

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  49. Shanavi on May 19, 2011 at 3:17 am

    Super tasty dip Priya, My H is a crazy fan for olives..need some tositos nw

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  50. Food Glorious Food! on May 19, 2011 at 1:29 pm

    Fantastic starter! My friend will love it and not knowing it's rather easy to prepare :)

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