A taste revelation! You must try this weird combo immediately...

[BarbaraVineFan]

Bear with me and trust the process :

1. Dollop of hummus.
2. About half a teaspoon of miso paste.
3. A glug of olive oil.
4. Mix all these together and then stir through pasta (hot or cold).

I promise you - a revelation! You should all.try it forthwith and thank me later...

I had a lot of left over hummus that I stirred through pasta recently and was surprised how well it worked (more like creamy sauce than claggy). So I’m confident your suggestion is sound OP

I tried miso soup once. Found it quite... Yeasty tasting. It's what I imagine a cup of thrush would taste like. Promptly tipped it away and have never ventured down that path again

But naturally beige. Not artificially sludgy coloured.

I also had this issue. Hence the olive oil. It eliminates the clag.

I used fusilli, but only because that's all I had in.

A cup of thrush 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I think it sounds nice @BarbaraVineFan. I reckon the heat of the pasta will loosen the hummous enough not to be claggy.

Hummus is surprisingly good in jacket spuds too.

While I am not a fan of miso, I am loving this thread, OP!

I must try that next time I make hummus. We don't like raw garlic in it but it could do with a bit of something extra.

I agree miso can be 'yeasty' but that's good (ive never had thrush, maybe that colours the PPs view). I ran out of marmite during lockdown and found that a bit of miso was a decent alternative if I wanted something tasty on a ryvita.

YES! Miso IS indeed very similar to marmite.. I wonder if Nigella's Marmite pasta could be improved with a dollop of hummus?

I've never had thrush personally, but dealt with several cases from a veterinary point of view in a past life... Maybe that has forever tainted my palate and I am doomed to be a culinary philistine

White miso? <checks cupboard> I have that and Tahini...

Was this a smooth hummus like the fancy branded ones or a gritty hummus like Tesco or Sainsbury’s own brand?

Miso is so, so rank. Hummus is nice though!!!!

Yes. Pasta e ceci. You have to liquidise half the chick peas with the stock so it's really smooth and non claggy. You could use miso broth??

I used my Sainsburys one, but I bet you could use the smooth one just as well. Better in fact adds smooth hummus to shopping list

That sounds interesting, I will give it a go.

Dh was out with friends today and from a local café he had a bacon, banana and mango chutney toastie which he says was amazing.

Get a boring margerita pizza and give it life by drizzling squeezy marmite on it and top with some smashed salted and roasted cashew nuts when cooked.

Optional extra after cooking, top with some more grated cheese and some splashes of milk and place under a grill until cheese is bubbling.

I would like to add to the peanut butter and something weird canon:
Peanut butter and sliced burger pickles.

@MonsteraMama

Since discovering that vegetarian sausages dipped in raspberry jam is one of my favourite snacks

How on earth did you....no, never mind. I may not want to hear it 🤔

Sausage / veggie ones. Cooked in oven with a coating of mango chutney until sticky. I mean, its mot the most 'out there' things , but its bloody lovely!

Peanut butter (crunchy) and sliced apple is currently the breakfast of choice in this house

I am 50/50 on trying this.

I love miso, houmous and pasta, so that’s making me feel hopeful.

But the constant use of the word ‘claggy’ on this thread alone makes me feel nauseous <bleurghhhh>.

And although I love pasta and marmite, I found that marmite pasta revolting.

Plus ‘cup of thrush’ nearly finished me off.

So…I’m conflicted.

Peanut butter and apple is pretty basic, the opposite of a weird combo!

I don't know what miso is.
Several PPs have made me unsure if I want to...... 🫢

Ok, I'm going to try it. I have some miso paste that needs using up and also love hummus and pasta so I'll live on the wild side and give it a go. Will report back.

For those that don't like miso. It makes an excellent marinade for chicken, salmon or tofu. Just mix miso, soy sauce, chilli paste, garlic, honey and rice vinegar and marinate your chicken etc in the sauce then cook. Keep basting with the extra marinade throughout the cooking time. It's delicious.