I pity the fool that doesn’t know the awesome taste of real hummus. All you need is a handful of ingredients. You only have to wash the food processor and a chopping board afterward. Yay!
You will need:
- 1 can chick peas
- 1/2 cup tahini paste (or peanut butter if you can’t find it. I think tahini is worth the extra effort.)
- 2 lemons, juiced, to make approx 1/2 cup
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Drain the chickpeas in a colander and whack them into the food processor. Add 1/4 cup of the tahini paste, 1/4 cup lemon juice (1 lemon), the crushed garlic and salt.
- Blend.
- Taste. If more kick is desired, add the rest of the tahini paste and lemon juice. If more richness is what you’re after, slowly add more olive oil. If you’re insane for the spices, add pepper, chili flakes or paprika.
- Eat.
You can store this for a week or two in the fridge.
Post-recipe note: I thought I would be way cool by getting dried chick peas and letting them soak overnight and then make the hummus. The canned version is cooked. My crunchy chunky hummus was not. Cook your chickpeas if you’re soaking them from scratch!
