Easy Favorite Hummus
Don't waste your money buying hummus when you can make it at home in minutes! Fast, easy, foolproof, and way better than store-bought!!
Servings: 6
Calories: 324cal
Ingredients
- heaping 1/4 cup tahini sesame seed paste
- 3 to 4 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 large clove garlic peeled and minced (or 2 smaller cloves)
- 2 to 3 tablespoons olive oil plus more for serving
- ¾ teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon paprika or smoked paprika plus more for serving
- salt and black pepper to taste
- pinch cayenne pepper optional and to taste
- one 15-ounce can garbanzo beans i.e. chickpeas; I use no-salt-added beans, rinsed and drained over a bowl with liquid reserved
- about 2 to 4 tablespoons reserved bean liquid added to taste for consistency
- serve with crackers pita chips, pita bread, chips, bell peppers, cucumbers, mushrooms, carrots, or your favorite dippers
Instructions
- To the canister of a food processor fitted with the S-blade or to the canister of a blender, add the tahini, lemon juice, and blend on high-power for about 90 seconds until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the garlic and process for about 1 minute.
- Add 2 to 3 tablespoons of olive oil, the cumin, paprika, salt and pepper to taste, and optional cayenne (doesn’t make hummus spicy, makes it not taste bland).
- Add the garbanzo beans and process only as long as necessary until desired texture is achieved. I prefer a small amount of texture retained so I process for less than 1 minute.
- As necessary for desired consistency, drizzle in the reserved bean liquid.
- Stop to taste hummus and make any tweaks necessary, to taste.
- Place hummus in a serving bowl, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika, to taste.
- Serve immediately with your favorite dippers or chill covered for about an hour before serving.
Notes
Note: For the entire recipe, I keep my food processor running on high power and add ingredients through the feed chute. I don’t stop to scrape down the sides of the canister but if you feel you should stop to scrape down, do so.
Storage: Hummus will keep airtight for up to 4 days in the fridge. Recipe doubles and triples easily.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 | Calories: 324cal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Sodium: 407mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 5g
