Homemade Hummus Recipe
Homemade Hummus Recipe
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Homemade Hummus Recipe Description
Hummus is a creamy and savory dip or spread that originated from the Middle East. It’s made primarily from cooked and mashed chickpeas (garbanzo beans), blended with tahini (sesame seed paste), lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil. The texture of this hummus recipe is smooth and velvety. It’s often served as an appetizer with pita bread, crackers, or vegetable sticks for dipping. It also has health benefits since chickpeas are rich in protein, fiber, and various nutrients.
Homemade Hummus Recipe Video
Kitchen Tools Needed to Make this Homemade Hummus Recipe
Blender
Measuring cups
Spoon/Spatula
Homemade Hummus Recipe Ingredients
Homemade Hummus Recipe Ingredients.
2 Cans (4 Cups) of Garbanzo Beans
1/2 Lemon
1/3 Cup Olive Oil
1/4 Cup of Tahini
1/2 Cup of Water (approximate)
Salt and Pepper to taste
Step-by-Step Cooking Directions for this Hummus Recipe
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Directions Begin by draining the cans of garbanzo beans of as much moisture as possible.
Drain Garbanzo Beans.
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Next, add the garbanzo beans to a blender along with the lemon juice, olive oil and tahini, reserving about a tablespoon of olive oil to drizzle over the top of your hummus as garnish when completed.
Add garbanzo beans and ingredients to the blender.
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Turn the blender on low and begin to drizzle the water into the blender, continuing until the hummus has reached the desired consistency.
Finished Hummus in Blender.
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Add the salt and pepper to taste and pulse the blender for another few seconds.
Serve this homemade hummus recipe with ciabatta bread, slices of pita bread, celery sticks, some chips or focaccia bread.
Serve and enjoy this hummus recipe paired with chips here.
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