simple homemade hummus

Another food I recently came across is hummus. While I really liked it, it's on the pricey side ($2.50 for a small tub), so it was a "special" treat.  It turns out, if you have a blender it is really simple to make, so we have it all the time now. A can of garbanzo beans is only $1, and the other costs are minimal (after the initial purchase of the tahini & olive oil), so making it at home is very economical!

Found the recipe here.

1 16 oz can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans (I've found that Goya brand comes out smoother)

1/4 cup liquid from can of chickpeas

3-5 tablespoons lemon juice (depending on taste)

1 1/2 tablespoons tahini

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 tablespoons olive oil

Drain liquid from beans into bowl. Add all other ingredients to blender and add 1/4 cup reserved liquid. Blend for about 1 minute. If it still looks too thick and not well blended, slowly add a little liquid, blending until the consistency is right.

 

*My thoughts, but please don't send me hate mail if you are a hummus aficionado...I like it with all the lemon, but started with the minimum and added some until I found what I liked. If you don't have tahini, you can leave it out completely, but it will have a stronger bean taste. You can probably get by with peanut butter (although I'm allergic, so I haven't tried) or you can buy soy butter since tahini is a soy paste. Maybe that would be closer in taste? Again, I haven't tried, but I think it would add a little to the taste and make it less "beany." I live in a small town and ended up having to buy the tahini online. Also, I've read that tahini can spoil quickly, so I keep mine in the fridge.

 

One can fits perfectly into the Magic Bullet (which I highly recommend!)

 

 

how much one can makes! it's not a huge tub, but it's bigger than the store bought ones.

 

here I made a cilantro & lime dip. Used lime juice instead of lemon and added a small bunch of cilantro. Oh the possibilities!