Questions for hummus lovers
I'll start by saying I don't eat hummus. But I need to serve hummus for business reasons. I frequently have to serve small(ish?) portions of humms on short notice. Until now, I've been running to the grocery store to pick up the necessary pre-sliced fruit; veggies; hummus on an as-needed basis.
I see from checking various recipes that it doesn't take long to make and it's not all that complicated. I guess my first question is - how long does it last?? Is it any less costly to make my own vs buying either the small tubs when I know I only need a serving or 2 over a couple of days or a larger tub when I know I need more.
Here's some back-story, as it were, as to my needs. Hubs and I fly passengers in hot air balloons as a business. After the flight we do the traditional champagne toast for the passengers and crew. Sometimes we have as few as 2 passengers/flight; sometimes as many as 8. Sometimes there are 1-2 crew people; sometimes many more. Sometimes we have 1 balloon/truck; sometimes 2. For morning flights, it's fairly easy. Mini muffins/danish; sliced fruit. For afternoons I do cheese/crackers; sliced fruit; veggies/hummus. If we have 2 balloons/trucks for any given flight, I package up duplicate quantities of all of the above - 1 for each truck - so that if one group finishes up earlier than the other, the passengers do not have to wait for both groups to start their toast.
I used to do not do the fruit or veggies for either flight time but one of our extremely dedicated crew people is a vegan. This young man is there for us day/night. I can not in good conscious not have food available for him that conforms to his dietary preferences.
So is it worth my time/money to make the hummus myself or just continue to buy the small/large tubs? I'd still be going to the grocery store for the fresh fruit/veggies but I feel I can manage those quantities fairly easily. I guess I'm also feeling a bit guilty when opening a 'used' purchased container of the hummus the next day (or 3). I buy packages of pre-sliced cheese and use a fresh one of those each flight, but do the other snacks in re-usable containers. I've done a large tub of the hummus and put that in re-usable containers as well. Just freshen everything up a bit the next flight.
Thoughts; opinions; suggestions wanted and welcome. TIA