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Easy Homemade Hummus

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Clock Icon for Prep Time 15 min prep
Person Icon for Serving Size 12 servings
Carrot Icon for Number of Ingredients Size 9 ingredients

Hummus is a nourishing, delicious snack from the Middle East that’s really quick and easy to make. It is a mix of cooked or canned chickpeas and tahini (sesame paste) that’s packed with protein, vitamins,...

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped, to taste
  • 2½ cups chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • ½ cup tahini
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Water, as needed

Garnish:

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
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Nutrition Facts

Calories

229 cals

Fat

9 g

Saturated Fat

1 g

Polyunsaturated Fat

4 g

Monounsaturated Fat

3 g

Carbohydrates

29 g

Sugar

5 g

Fiber

6 g

Protein

10 g

Sodium

137 mg

*per serving

Directions

  1. Pour half the lemon juice, the garlic, and 1 tablespoon of water into a blender. Blend.
  2. Add chickpeas and tahini, alternately adding lemon juice, until you have a creamy paste. Taste as you go, adding salt, more lemon juice, and garlic until desired taste is achieved.
  3. Pour hummus into a serving bowl and make a swirl on the top to decorate it. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with paprika and then parsley.

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Reviews & Comments

HELENE R SPIERMAN
Rated 0 out of 5
May 29, 2020

Ann, this looks yummy. Would you please modify the ingredient amounts fot a typical 15-oz can of chick peas? Thanks!

Response from Cook for Your Life

Good suggestion! We'd be happy to make some adjustments so it works for standard canned sizes. For now, approximately two 15-oz cans of cooked chickpeas, drained, work for this recipe. It's slightly more than what's in our recipe, so you may need to add a little more water to thin out.

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