4 Clever Ways to Upgrade Your Hummus

If you’re like us, hummus is a snacking staple at your get-togethers. We try to make our own hummus from scratch as often as possible – but let’s be real, we don’t always have the time. Our next best option? Start with a tub of plain hummus and turn it into a fresh, flavorful and unique dip with awesome add-ins. And don’t forget that hummus is only as good as its vessel, so make sure you pick up a bag of some quality chips, too. Here are four ways to upgrade your hummus from plain ol’ bean dip to, “wow, hand me another chip!”

We’ll warn you right now: this hummus is as addicting as it is easy. We took a tub of regular hummus and layered it high with chopped celery, blue cheese and Buffalo sauce. Serve it with some warmed pita wedges or multigrain tortilla chips and it’ll be gone in no time.

Toppings:

• Diced celery
• Crumbled blue cheese
• Frank's™ RedHot™ Buffalo Wings Sauce

Pairs with:

• Pita wedges
• Multigrain tortilla chips
• Vegetable platter

All that’s missing is a T-bone steak! Loaded with caramelized onions, thick-cut bacon and blue cheese, this hummus is hard to stop snacking on. Dip a crusty slice of toasted French bread or sweet potato tortilla chip in there and enjoy with a glass of red – you won’t be sorry.

Toppings:

• Caramelized onions
• Cooked and diced thick-cut bacon
• Crumbled blue cheese

Pairs with:

• Toasted French bread
• Crostini crackers
• Sweet potato tortilla chips

Toppings:

• Pico de gallo or chunky-style salsa
• Diced avocado
• Mexican-blend shredded cheese

Pairs with:

• Blue corn tortilla chips
• Guacamole-flavored tortilla chips

This combo is living proof that hummus was meant to live in harmony with olive tapenade. We stacked this hummus with sliced sundried tomatoes, a rich olive tapenade and lots of crumbled feta. Serve this as an appetizer before pasta night with some black bean chips – warning: you may not be hungry for dinner.

Toppings:

• Thinly sliced sundried tomatoes
• Kalamata olive tapenade
• Crumbled feta cheese

Pairs with:

• Black bean chips
• Vegetable platter
• Whole wheat crackers