So recently, I have become a big fan of hummus. After some research into what goes into it, I realized it must be easy and CHEAP to make!! Also, SUPER versatile and customizable to your taste. So far I have made 2 different types and both turned out amazing! The basic recipe is as follows:
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
How easy is that!? All you have to do is combine it all in a food processor, or even a blender. I suggest adding in everything but the beans and combining well, then add the beans last, this makes it so that you don't get like uneven chunks of anything in there. Now, you can pretty much add whatever else you want, as long as it won't change the overall consistency of the hummus (i.e. too much liquid, or something that doesn't puree very well). You can also substitute a different type of bean. Although I haven't tried it yet, I have heard most beans will do. I tried some spin offs including: Roasted Red Pepper, and Jalapeño - Cilantro:
Roasted Red Pepper
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 head of parsely
2-3 large roasted red peppers (the kind that come in a jar)
Salt and pepper to taste
Jalapeño - Cilantro
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 2 limes
1/2 head of cilantro
1 jalapeno
Salt and pepper to taste
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
How easy is that!? All you have to do is combine it all in a food processor, or even a blender. I suggest adding in everything but the beans and combining well, then add the beans last, this makes it so that you don't get like uneven chunks of anything in there. Now, you can pretty much add whatever else you want, as long as it won't change the overall consistency of the hummus (i.e. too much liquid, or something that doesn't puree very well). You can also substitute a different type of bean. Although I haven't tried it yet, I have heard most beans will do. I tried some spin offs including: Roasted Red Pepper, and Jalapeño - Cilantro:
Roasted Red Pepper
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 head of parsely
2-3 large roasted red peppers (the kind that come in a jar)
Salt and pepper to taste
Jalapeño - Cilantro
1 can Garbanzo beans (chickpeas)
2 T Olive Oil
3-4 cloves Garlic
Juice of 2 limes
1/2 head of cilantro
1 jalapeno
Salt and pepper to taste