Comments on: Mediterranean Olive Hummus

By: Lizanne

Lizanne — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:57:22 +0000

This is a really old post that I just came across. Great site! I have been putting olives in my hummus for years. Instead of just water I like to add olive brine as well. Depending on whether you use kalamata or green olive brine, you get a nice purple tinge to your hummus. Yum!

By: Cedar

Cedar — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 19:07:24 +0000

What a great idea to include olives in hummus. I love grinding them up and putting them in other dishes. Sometimes I add ground olives to pesto for a fun and very tasty spin…

By: Christiane

Christiane — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 02:18:11 +0000

I just made a lovely calamata olive hummus. I’m of the belief that olives make everything better!
Pictures look great!

By: amanda

amanda — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:34:05 +0000

i seriously don’t think i have ever seen a prettier picture of hummus. great shots nicole!

By: C'tina

C'tina — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:05:32 +0000

I JUST made a double recipe of hummus…but I also put loads of garlic in mine..and was just thinking, ‘hmm should I try some roasted red pepper, or olives this time..?’ I didn’t but wish I had!! Next time!

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:10:50 +0000

Genie: I’m sure you’ll love it!

Jason: Sorry, just not a big fan of the cream cheese/hummus combo

Curt: You have great taste so it doesn’t surprise me at all that you already make your hummus this way

Padmaja: Nice to “see” you Hope you like it!

Misslionheart: Oh no! I feel so lucky not to have any food allergies.

By: Misslionheart

Misslionheart — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 13:06:14 +0000

Looks good.

I found out, just last year, that I have an allergy to black olives

By: shivapriya

shivapriya — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 20:01:14 +0000

Its virtual , I can’t taste it but I can feel it:D… both of us love olives so I’m sure going to try it.

By: Curt

Curt — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:25:54 +0000

Nicole, I never have hummus without olives… I usually just pit some olives or use pitted, throw a bunch in with the hummus, and enjoy it that way. I also like to put a bit of powdered chilis on it, too, sometimes.

With hummus, I use ‘better’ olives, but I’m still a sucker for the canned black olives… I used to put them on the ends of my fingers to eat them… But the olives are smaller now (or my fingers are bigger). I’ll even admit that, when I’m in a time crunch, some Newman’s spaghetti sauce on angel hair pasta with a handful of plain old canned black olives makes a decent quick dinner!

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:32:23 +0000

How about garlic hummus cream cheese? Would that work?