Help! My chummus is too salty!

Posted: Fri, Sep 09 2011, 7:03 am Post subject: Help! My chummus is too salty!

I'm not sure what I did wrong... I followed the recipe. But it tastes very salty.

How can I save it?

Maybe the recipe called for kosher salt and you used table salt which is much more dense?

Either way, add more chickpeas.
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Posted: Fri, Sep 09 2011, 10:02 am Post subject:

Did you start with canned chickpeas? They are often very salty to begin with. If it is from the chickpeas itself, adding more isn't likely to help.
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I did use canned, but the recipe was for canned too.

I would add more chickpeas except that it's too much. does this freeze well?

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add more sesame paste, lemon, oil and water, should help to dilute it.

Adding more lemon will just heighten the saltiness.

Add a touch of sugar and see if that works. If it does, add just a bit more.

Chummus freezes fine btw.