How To Enter the Kitchen Aid Giveaway Today:
For today’s entry – Tweet about the contest: “@ZestyCook is hosting a 12 Days of @KitchenAidUSA Christmas giveaway! Enter to win a KitchenAid mixer! (http://wp.me/pimYR-1Kv).” Must leave a comment on this post with the link to the tweet for the entry to be valid. If you do not have twitter, you can just comment and tell a friend about it and let me know.
Super Yum Basil Hummus
Get your crackers ready, slice that pita bread in triangles and get ready for a dip. You know what I am talking about. Who does not like homemade hummus? Who does not like basil infused hummus? Well, roll up your sleeves, grab your food processor and give this a whirl. It takes all of 5 minutes to make and you will not be disappointed in the least.
It sort of makes sense, doesn’t it? Like a cross between hummus and pesto. The basil and the pine nuts bring life to the hummus. A little tomato paste adds a touch of sweetness and the hot sauce adds just a little zing. This was a hit with everyone who tried it, so I hope you like it too. Basil is pretty easy to get all year round but fresh homemade basil in late summer would be the cat’s *%s for this dish.
Ingredients
- 1/4 Cup pine nuts
- 2 Cups sweet basil leaves, packed
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed then minced
- 2 19 oz cans garbanzo beans (chickpeas), rinsed and drained
- 1/4 Cup olive oil
- 1/3 Cup fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tsp. Salt
- 1/2 Tsp. Hot Sauce
- 1 Tsp. Tomato paste
Method
- Heat the pine nuts in a small skillet on medium high heat. Stir them when they start to brown. When most of them have lightly browned, remove them from the pan into a bowl to cool. (Reserve a few pine nuts for garnish.)
- In the bowl of a food processor, place the basil leaves and the garlic. Pulse until finely chopped.
- Add the rinsed and drained garbanzo beans, most of the pine nuts, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, tomato paste, and a few dashes of Tabasco. Pulse several times, for several seconds each time, until the hummus is smooth.
- Add more Hot sauce and salt or lemon juice to taste.
- Add water to the point of desired consistency.
- To serve, place in a bowl and drizzle a little olive oil over it. Sprinkle with a few toasted pine nuts. Serve with pita wedges, crackers, or rustic bread. Maybe even just a spoon!
Zesty Tip: If the hummus sits for a day or two in the fridge, I like to drizzle a little olive oil over the top as it will begin to tighten up. The olive oil will bring it back to the correct consistency.
Contest Recap
For today’s entry – Tweet about the contest: “@ZestyCook is hosting a 12 Days of @KitchenAidUSA Christmas giveaway! Enter to win a KitchenAid mixer! (http://wp.me/pimYR-1Kv).” Must leave a comment on this post with the link to the tweet for the entry to be valid. If you do not have twitter, you can just comment and tell a friend about it and let me know.
Previous Ways to Enter
- Please “like” the Zesty Cook facebook page and come back and tell me you did it. If you are already a “liker,” leave a comment telling me you are already a fan.
- Tell me your favorite holiday tradition and leave a comment telling me.
- Tell Zesty your favorite Holiday dish
Please be sure to leave separate comments for each entry to increase your chance to win!
Ok, I better get going here and get to the office. Try this hummus and tell me if you love it! I received a nice comment last night on my about page from a long time reader apparently. Made me smile. Have a great day and talk to you on Friday!
Take care
zesty
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I don’t have twitter, but I will tell someone. So glad you added in that option – I was all ready to be sad about not being able to enter the contest!
I, too, do not have a twitter account, but I have shared your post on my facebook page. Thanks!
Im going to try this over the weekend! Sounds yummy. I don’t tweet but I’m going to share this post on my Facebook page!
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Zesty,
I don’t have a twitter account but I did forward this recipe on to a friend of mine that is a Hummus fanatic.
Thanks for sharing!
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I tweeted but do not know how to get a link. I will also tell a few people.
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This zesty basil hummus looks awesome. I like the idea of tomato paste. Interesting. Have you tried edamame hummus? Right now it’s my current fav.
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I came, I saw, I wished for a new mixer, I tweeted!
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My favorite holiday tradition is the Christmas Eve bash that we have for my whole “family”, meaning actually my parents’ friends who I am not blood-related to, but have known my whole life. They are as much family to me as my blood relatives and it’s one of the few times we are all together in one room.
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A KitchenAid mixer is on the “I’m never going to own one, unless I get married” list – so I definitely tweeted this: http://www.twitter.com/emtucky
I also just liked the Zesty Cook fb page for good measure!
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I made a Twitter account a long time ago, but I do not use it anymore. I’ve already told my sister about your site (and contest) and will also link this from Facebook.
I am definitely going to try this! I’m a pesto lover so anything similar to it makes me hungry.
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My favorite holiday tradition is my hubby and I staying up super late every Christmas Eve watching movies, wrapping last minute gifts and eating lots of cookies we baked the day before while preparing for the morning and the kids excitement.
My favorite holiday dish is seriously Turkey. We only eat it for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter so its a long awaited treat. . .ohh my mouth is watering just thinking about tons of turkey and gravy =)
I don’t have twitter but I shared your site with friends.
Hi:
I passed your site and recipe on to my sister because she loves to try new recipes.
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And the basil hummus sound SO good. My husband and I are hosting his company
Christmas party on Saturday. I’m making lasagna, but wondering what to have as an appetizer–and this sound perfect.
I “like” ZC on FB.
Favorite holiday tradition is making gingerbread houses with the family on Christmas Eve.
Favorite holiday dish–I love sweet potato anything. There is a casserole with a streusel-like topping that I love!
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I don’t have twitter, however, I sent the link to zestycook.com and mentioned the contest to a number of my Facebook friends.
I don’t have twitter, however, I did send the zestycook link and contest info to a number of my Facebook friends.
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I will need to give this hummus a shot! I am making a butter squash variety tomorrow
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My favorite holiday tradition is to have the family over on Christmas eve! I looove when the whole family gets together for holidays!
Sounds delicious, I love hummus!
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I am sorry..I do not have twitter….but I forwarded this link to 10 friends!
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I liked zesty cooks facebook page!
My favorite holiday dish is pineapple glazed ham!:)
My favorite holiday tradition is putting up the Christmas tree and all the Christmas decorations!
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I do not have Twitter. I will most definitely tell my Sister about this site and today’s wonderful recipe! We both LOVE anything having to do with hummus. YUM
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I like your hummus and pita photo. Very well done, Sir Zesty. Toasting nuts before using them always adds to the flavor, so kudos on that.
Looks delicious!
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I made a twitter account to remain eligible for this give away. Took me a sec to figure the site out but I got it now
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I checked out your Facebook page and “liked” it. Nice way to get some zesty news about food.
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Unfortunately I do not have a Twitter account and don’t know how to Tweet. However I mentioned to my friend Meri who is an avid Tweeter and asked her to tweet her sweet little beak aout Zesty Cook. I hope that will do for my entry. I sure would love that mixer. In any case Happy Holidays to you!
Lois
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I tweeted about the contest at #ZestyCook. I am also a fan on facebook!
I tweeted about your contest!