Today's post is a healthy snack-time favorite: Hummus! I've been getting sick of buying hummus that tastes like lemon furniture polish, so I decided to make my own!
It's very simple, with very strong flavors, and no tahini (which is very high in calories, so we lightened this up a bit!) Enjoy!
Adapted from AllRecipes.com
Ingredients:
- Olive oil (Start with 1/4 -1/2 cup, and increase as necessary for desired texture)
- 3-4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 cups chickpeas, drained (and rinsed. It'll foam and get sudsy when you rinse it. Gross huh?)
- 2 teaspoonsful minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions:
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- Put the garlic and a small amount of the olive oil into a food processor, and blend until smooth. (You don't want to bite into a chunk of raw garlic. Or maybe you do, to each their own!)
- When the garlic is well blended, add the chickpeas, lemon juice, salt, and more of the olive oil. Process until smooth (adding more olive oil / lemon juice if necessary for texture and flavor)
Serve however you usually serve hummus! Pita chips, veggies, on a sandwich, whatever your heart desires!
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| Yumm! Smooth and tasty! |
That looks delish. However, I do love the tahini...
ReplyDeleteYou don't even miss the tahini! It's creamy and smooth! Also (you may find this pertinent) tahini is expensive, and chickpeas are cheap! :)
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